Background
Thompson, Paul Devries was born on December 6, 1939 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Son of Carl Evan and Nora Lee (DeVries) Thompson.
electrical engineer milking equipment executive
Thompson, Paul Devries was born on December 6, 1939 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Son of Carl Evan and Nora Lee (DeVries) Thompson.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1970.
Biomedical electronics engineer Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, 1971-1978. With Bou-Matic, Madison Wisconsin, since 1978, president, since 1982.
Member Board Education, Oregon, Wisconsin, since 1988. Member session First Presbyterian Church, Oregon, 1987-1988. Lieutenant Commander United States Navy, 1962-1966.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Equipment Manufacturers Institute (president AED 1989-1990), National Mastitis Council (president 1988-1990), American Society Agricultural Engineers (chair various committees), American Dairy Science Association (chair various committees), American Institute Ultrasound in Medicine, International Solar Energy Society, Asian Society Agricultural Engineers (founding member).
Married Sarah Seabury Pettengill, June 15, 1963 (deceased November 1985). Children: Katrina Forest, Michelle Abhasakun. Married Clara Josephine Davenport, October 1, 1988.
1 child, John; stepchildren: Matthew Haislet, Jeffrey Haislet.