Rodney Edsel Powell

Background

Powell, Rodney Edsel was born on April 17, 1953 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edsel Herman and Eloise (Lunsford) Powell.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1975.

Career

Engineer, Rust Engineering Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1975-1977; design leader, Rust Engineering Company, Birmingham, 1977-1979; senior design leader, Rust International, Birmingham, 1979-1982; staff engineer, Rust International, Birmingham, 1982-1983; senior staff engineer, Rust International, Birmingham, 1983-1985; regional manufacturing manager, Bailey Controls Company, Atlanta, 1985-1986; national manufacturing manager, Bailey Controls Company, Atlanta, 1986-1987; manager regional sales, Bailey Controls Company, Atlanta, 1987-1988; superintendent process control, Georgia Pacific Company, Atlanta, 1988-1989; manager engineering and process control, Georgia Pacific Company, Atlanta, 1989; superintendent Pulp Mill, Georgia Pacific Company, since 1989.

Achievements

• Rodney Edsel Powell has been listed as a noteworthy Paper company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member finance committee Dawson Memorial Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1976-1977. Member Instrument Society of America (Young Engineer Year 1979, 81), National Society Professional Engineers, Alabama Society Professional Engineers (vice president 1981-1982, Young Engineer 1982), Eta Kappa Nu, Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, shooting, fishing.

Connections

Married Mary Kathryn Langfitt, December 17, 1974. Children: April Brooke, Ashley Nicole.

Father:

Edsel Herman Powell

Mother:

Eloise (Lunsford) Powell

Spouse:

Mary Kathryn Langfitt

child:

Ashley Nicole Powell

child:

April Brooke Powell