Background
Swink, Laurence Nim was born on October 24, 1934 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Lyle Nim and Zelia Alice (Murphy) Swink.
Swink, Laurence Nim was born on October 24, 1934 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Lyle Nim and Zelia Alice (Murphy) Swink.
Bachelor in Chemistry, U. Wichita, 1957; Master of Science, Iowa State, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Brown U., 1969.
Laboratory manager, Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, 1966-1978; vice president research, Amorphous Materials, Inc., Garland, Texas, 1978-1980; advanced systems manager, Xerox Corporation, Dallas, 1981-1982; technical director, Multi-Plate Company, Inc., Dallas, 1982-1986; senior project manager, Siemens Transmission Systems, Tempe, Arizona, 1986-1987; senior technical consultant, Quari Electronics, Chandler, Arizona, 1987-1989; president, AZ/Training and Enterprise Council Consulting, Tempe, 1989-1999; president, AZ/Training and Enterprise Council Consulting, Enid, Oklahoma, since 1999.
Captain United States Air Force, 1960-1963. Member American Crystallographic Association.
Married Barbara Jean Trumbull, September 1960 (divorced 1978). 1 child, Steven Marshall.