Background
Hand, Robert Stephens was born on November 18, 1915 in Shubuta, Mississippi, United States. Son of Albert Powe and Rhoda Catherine (Stephens) Hand.
Hand, Robert Stephens was born on November 18, 1915 in Shubuta, Mississippi, United States. Son of Albert Powe and Rhoda Catherine (Stephens) Hand.
Bachelor of Science, Millsaps College, 1936; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938.
Development engineer, West India Chemicals, Ltd., Matthewtown, Inagua., 1938-1940; hydrosulfite plant superintendent, Virginia Smelting Company, West Norfolk, 1940-1942; plant site engineer, Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, Jackson, 1946-1951; project engineer, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Jackson, Mississippi, 1951-1980; author, public, R.S. Hand Company, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1990-1992.
Vice president Kennett Township Civic Association, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1959. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers.
Married Jeanne Catherine Nealon, April 22, 1946. Children: Rita Catherine, Robert Stephens Junior.