Laurence Lewright Browning

Background

Browning,, Laurence Lewright was born on May 13, 1929 in sville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Laurance LeWright and Dorothy (Nulton) Browning.

Education

Graduate, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1947. Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 1952.

Career

Salesman Browning Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, 1954-1956, manufacturing engineer, 1956-1958, secretary, 1958-1961, vice president, 1961-1967, executive vice president, 1967-1969, director, 1964-1969. Group vice president Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, 1970-1972, executive vice president, chief administrative officer, since 1972. Vice chairman Emerson Electrical Company, since 1983, also director.

Membership

Curator Transylvania University, 1972-1974. Chairman Opera Theatre of St. Louis, since 1978. Trustee Emma Willard School, 1972-1976, Episcopal Theological Seminary in Kentucky, 1977, St. Louis Art Museum, 1977, St. Louis Children's Hospital, since 1977.

Board directors Arts and Education Council St. Louis, since 1978, Inroads, since 1977. Executive committee St. Louis Symphony Society Served to lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1954. Member National Association of Manufacturers (board directors 1968-1971).

Connections

Married; children: Virginia Louise, Kathryn Nulton, Dorothy Winslow.

Father:

Laurance LeWright Browning,

Mother:

Dorothy (Nulton) Browning,

child:

Virginia Louise Browning,

child:

Kathryn Nulton Browning,

child:

Dorothy Winslow Browning,