Norman Weston Standish

Background

Standish, Norman Weston was born on April 4, 1930 in Marion, Iowa, United States. Son of Fred Weston and Caroline Mary (Cooley) Standish.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1952. Master of Science in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1960.

Career

Chemist, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Milwaukee, 1952-1953; research scientist, Standard Oil Corporation, Cleveland, 1960-1965; supervisor research, Standard Oil Corporation, Cleveland, 1967-1973; manager technical service, Standard Oil Corporation, Cleveland, 1973-1981; technical director Pro Brush division, Standard Oil Corporation, Florence, Massachusetts, 1965-1967; technical director exploration and production, Sohio Production Company, Cleveland, 1983-1985; laboratory director exploration, Sohio Production Company, Cleveland, 1981-1983; manager strategic planning, Sohio Exploration and Production Company, Dallas, 1985-1988; manager research and science program development, B.P. American, Inc., Cleveland, 1988-1989; senior research associate, B.P. American, Inc., Cleveland, since 1989; executive director National Polymer Lifecycle Center, Edison Polymer Innovation Corporation, since 1993. Member development board Holyoke (Massachusetts) Community School, 1966. Peer review cons.W.Va.

Department Energy, Morgantown, 1982-1984. Member of advisory board School Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1986. Speaker in field to professional organization meetings, symposia and seminars.

Achievements

• Norman Weston Standish has been listed as a notable oil company executive, research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Speaker to Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis clubs, Cleveland, 1967-1980. Former scoutmaster Boy Scouts American. Member Cleveland Citizens League.

With Security Agency, United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society (national councilor, chairman Cleveland section 1968), Cleveland Technology Societies Council (vice president 1975, chairman 1976-1977), Society Plastic Engineers, Society Petroleum Engineers, International Society Nematology, Cleveland Engineering Society, Society Mayflower Descendant (life, lieutenant governor Cleveland), Founders and Patriots American, Sons of the American Revolution, North America Manx Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.

Interests

• Avocations: bookbinding, ceramics, paper marbelizing, music.

Connections

Married Ingrid Charlotte Jueschke. Children: Robin Allyson Standish Hicks, Christopher Bryan, Hilary Anne.

Father:

Fred Weston Standish

Mother:

Caroline Mary (Cooley) Standish

Spouse:

Ingrid Charlotte Jueschke

child:

Robin Allyson Standish Hicks Standish

child:

Hilary Anne Standish

child:

Christopher Bryan Standish