Background
Shepard, Norman Arthur was born on April 8, 1890 in New Haven. Son of Arthur Lewis and Gizela (Berger) Shepard.
Shepard, Norman Arthur was born on April 8, 1890 in New Haven. Son of Arthur Lewis and Gizela (Berger) Shepard.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1910; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1913.
Instructor chemistry, Yale University, 1913-1917;
assistant professor, Yale University, 1917-1919;
director organic chemical research, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1919-1925;
director chemical research, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1925-1935;
director technical service, American Cyanamid Company, 1936-1941;
chemical director, American Cyanamid Company, 1941-1955. Technical consultant Baruch Survey Committee, 1942, Navy Rubber Survey Committee, 1942-1943, Office of Rubber Director, 1943-1944. Consultant self-sealing fuel cells United States Navy,1942-1945.
Ttech. consultant War Production Board, 1942. Member commission on Quartermaster problems, 1943-1951. Member of advisory commission on plastics School Engineering, Princeton University, 1949-1958.
Member commission on equipment and materials Research and Development Board, National Military Establishment, 1949-1952, chairman, 1953. Member technical advisory panel on materials Office of Assistant Secretary Defense, 1954-1956. Member division engineering and industrial research National Research Council, 1950-1958, member materials advisory board, 1957-1959, engineering manpower committee Engineers Joint Council, 1951-1961.
Chairman of the Board Connecticut Council Science Education, Inc.,1962-1965. Treasurer TEAM, Inc., from 1960.
Consultant, trustee Dorr Foundation. Fellow American Institute Chemists, New York Academy of Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chairman rubber division 1935-1936), American Institute Chemical Engineers, Industrial Research Institute (president 1947-1948), Society Chemical Industry, Northeast Association Chemistry Teachers, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Chemists Club, Graduate Club.
Married Jessie Olive Male, June 19, 1913. Children: Berger Male, Louise Male (Mistress Robert A. Hull Junior), Molly Elizabeth (Mistress Molly Wrightington).