Richard Leon McConnell

Background

McConnell, Richard Leon was born on March 23, 1926 in Gate City, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Floyd and Janie Ruth (Broadwater) McConnell.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Kentucky, 1948; Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, University of Virginia, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, University of Virginia, 1952.

Career

Research chemist, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1951-1957; senior research chemist, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1957-1965; research associate, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1965-1978; senior research associate, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1978-1986; consultant in polymer chemistry, Kingsport, since 1986.

Achievements

• Richard Leon McConnell has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Chemical Society, Smithsonian Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.

Connections

Married Carolyn Craig McMeekin, July 17, 1948. Children: Richard L. Junior, Ann McConnell Johnson, Elizabeth McConnell Griffin.

Father:

Robert Floyd McConnell

Mother:

Janie Ruth (Broadwater) McConnell

Spouse:

Carolyn Craig McMeekin

child:

Ann McConnell Johnson McConnell

child:

Elizabeth McConnell Griffin McConnell

child:

Richard L. Junior McConnell