Robert Seldon Cohen

Background

Cohen, Robert Seldon was born on September 23, 1923 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Samuel J. and Jean Eleanor (Goldstein) Cohen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Michigan, 1944; Master of Science in Physics, University of Michigan, 1947.

Career

Founder, president, Dover (Ohio) Chemical Corporation, 1949-1974; founder, Power Grip Company, 1960; vice president, Interstate Commerce Commission Industries (merger The Ansul Company and Dover Chemical Corporation), 1975-1977; founder, Enterprise Chemical Corporation, Ltd., since 1977; private consultant to chemical industry, Dover, since 1984. Chairman, Board Of Directors Cripple Creek Trout Farm, Inc., Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1985-1995. President J-C Tech, Inc., Dover, Ohio, since 1987.

Member National Advisory Council Consumer Products Safety Commission, 1975-1977.

Achievements

• Robert Seldon Cohen has been listed as a noteworthy chemical executive, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President board directors Junior Achievement, Inc., Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Trustee Wilderness Center, Wilmot, Ohio. With United States Army, 1944-1946, Manhattan Project.

Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers. Member Fire Retardant Chemicals Association (founding member), Ohio Society Professional Engineers, American Chemical Society, Chemical Specialties Management Council (founding member).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, fishing, boating.

Connections

Married Roberta Joan Klar, May 4, 1958. Children: Matthew Stuart, Mardah Beatrice.

Father:

Samuel J. Cohen

Mother:

Jean Eleanor (Goldstein) Cohen

Spouse:

Roberta Joan Klar

child:

Matthew Stuart Cohen

child:

Mardah Beatrice Cohen