Richard Norris Harrison

Background

Harrison, Richard Norris was born on September 15, 1949 in Easton, Maryland, United States. Son of Christopher Norris and Frances Brown (Harris) Harrison.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, King's College, 1971. Postgraduate, University Georgia, 1973. Certified manager, John Tyler Community College, 1985.

Postgraduate, Medical College Virginia, 1992.

Career

Assistant in traffic department Muir & Company Advertising, New York City, 1970-1972. Dyeing supervisor Deering-Milliken Company, Pendleton, South Carolina, 1973-1975. Process engineer ICI American, Chester, Virginia, 1975-1976.

Assistant manager McDonald's Corporation, 1976-1977. Lab. technician Analytics Laboratory/Tridox, Richmond, Virginia, 1977-1978. Laboratory supervisor Park 500 division Philip Morris, Chester, 1978-1981.

Quality assurance supervisor Philip Morris United States of America, Richmond, 1981-1990, associate quality engineer standards laboratory, 1990-1997, quality engineer-auditor leaf quality, 1997—2002, associate research scientist, mathematics evaluation, since 2002. With Bensley-Bermuda Volunteer Rescue Squad, Chester, 1983-1999.

Achievements

• Certified EMT, EMT instructor, Virginia. Certified American Council of Learned Societies instructor. Certified National Registry EMT Paramedics.

Membership

Instructor CPR, American Red Cross, Chester and Richmond, since 1979. Instructor first aid merit badge Richmond area district Boy Scouts American, 1988-1990. Volunteer Bensley-Bermuda Volunteer Rescue Squad, since 1980, supply officer, 1985, 87, 90, captain, 1997-1999, chief operations, 1986, equipment maintenance officer, 1989, vice president, 1992, president, 1993.

Member Chesterfield Rescue Squad Association (secretary-treasurer 1987-1990), National Registry Emergency Medical Technicians, Virginia Association Volunteer Rescue Squads (training officer 1990), Mensa.

Interests

• Coin collecting/numismatics, reading, international travel.

Connections

Married Elaine Ruth Shelton, May 30, 1970 (divorced 1989). Children: Kimberly Anne, Katherine Brooke. Married Jeanne M. Updegrave, June 20, 1990.

Father:

Christopher Norris Harrison

Mother:

Frances Brown (Harris) Harrison

Spouse:

Jeanne M. Updegrave

Spouse:

Elaine Ruth Shelton

child:

Kimberly Anne Harrison

child:

Katherine Brooke Harrison