Background
Covalt, Robert Byron was born on November 8, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Byron L. and Thelma A. (Adams) Covalt.
Covalt, Robert Byron was born on November 8, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Byron L. and Thelma A. (Adams) Covalt.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1953; Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Purdue University, 1992; Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, 1967.
Development engineer, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Chemical Company, Avon Lake, Ohio., 1953-1954; with, Morton Chemical division Morton Thiokol, Inc., since 1956; vice president engineering and manufacturing, Morton Chemical division Morton Thiokol, Inc., Chicago, 1973-1978; group vice president, Morton Chemical division Morton Thiokol, Inc., 1978-1979; president, Morton Chemical division Morton Thiokol, Inc., 1979-1987; president specialty chemicals group, group vice president, Morton Thiokol, Inc., 1987-1989; president specialty chemicals group, group vice president, Morton International Inc., 1989-1990; executive vice president, Morton International Inc., 1990-1994; president, Chief Executive Officer, Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc., since 1994.
Trustee N. Center College, Naperville, Illinois Served as First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Member AIChE, American Chemical Society, Society Chemical Industry, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce(board directors).
Married Virginia, August 17, 1952. Children: Karen Elizabeth Ryberg, David Byron.