Malcolm Thomas McCants

Background

McCants, Malcolm Thomas was born on January 17, 1917 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of John Thomas and Julia Adele (Yeatman) McCants.

Education

Bachelor, Rice Institute, 1937; Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Rice Institute, 1939; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940.

Career

Chemical engineer, Humble Oil & Refining Company, Baytown, Texas, 1940-1943; assistant chemist, Great. Southern Corporation, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1943-1947; general superintendent, Great. Southern Corporation, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1950-1953; process engineer, Fluor Corporation, Los Angeles, 1947-1950; plant manager, Great.

Northern Oil Corporation, St. Paul, 1954-1956; construction engineering, Petroleum Technologists, Houston, 1957-1994; senior vice president, Basic Equipment Corporation, Houston, since 1994.

Achievements

• Achievements include 5 United States patents and 3 foreign patents. Responsible for building the first BTX plant, refinery in Minnesota, Crude Unit in Bolivia, Crude Unit in Chile, Crude Unit in Russia.

Membership

Member Sigma Tau.

Connections

Married Flora Olivia Jackson, February 25, 1941. Children: Michael, Julianne.

Father:

John Thomas McCants

Mother:

Julia Adele (Yeatman) McCants

Spouse:

Flora Olivia Jackson

child:

Julianne McCants

child:

Michael McCants