Richard Oliver Brown

Background

Brown, Richard Oliver was born on September 9, 1952 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Fuller and Edna May Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 1974; M of Textiles/Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 1990.

Career

Textile chemist, Cone Mills Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1974-1978; senior textile chemist, Cone Mills Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1978-1979; section head chemical applications, Cone Mills Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1979-1988; manager finishing services, Cone Mills Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1988-1990; assistant manager technical services, Cone Mills Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1990-1991; technical service manager, Boehme Filatex, Inc., Reidsville, North Carolina, since 1991. General chairman Southern Textile Research Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina., 1990-1991. Mem.adv. committee North Carolina Alternative Energy Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Richard Oliver Brown has been listed as a noteworthy Textile chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Greensboro Astronomy Club (president 1987-1989), Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: astronomy, photography, astrophotography.

Connections

Married Nancy Lee Simmons, June 5, 1976.

Father:

John Fuller Brown

Mother:

Edna May Brown

Spouse:

Nancy Lee Simmons