Background
Dewar, Norman Ellison was born on November 14, 1930 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Donald C. and Agnes M. (McLean) Dewar.
Dewar, Norman Ellison was born on November 14, 1930 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Donald C. and Agnes M. (McLean) Dewar.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1952. Master of Science in Microbiology, Purdue University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, Purdue University, 1959.
Group leader microbiology, Vestal Labs division Chemed Corporation, St. Louis, 1959-1960; section leader microbiology and product development solutions, Vestal Labs division Chemed Corporation, St. Louis, 1960-1962; director research, Vestal Labs division Chemed Corporation, St. Louis, 1962-1969; vice-president, director research, Vestal Labs division Chemed Corporation, St. Louis, 1969-1976; vice president, technical director, Vestal Labs division Chemed Corporation, St. Louis, 1976-1987; vice president operations, DuBois Chemicals division Chemed Corporation, Cincinnati, 1987-1988; senior vice president, technical director, DuBois Chemicals division Chemed Corporation, Cincinnati, 1988-1991. Member antimicrobial program advising committee Environmental Protection Agency.
Fellow National Institutes of Health, Atomic Energy Commission, Royal Society Health (England). Member Chemical Speciality Manufacturers Association (chairman disinfectant sanitizers division 1971-1972), American Chemical Society, Society Industrial Microbiology (national counselor Missouri branch 1970-1974), American Society Microbiology, American Society for Testing and Materials, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Joan E. Lehman, January 2, 1955. Children: Harold, Joyce, Carol.