Samuel Collier Ashton

Background

Ashton, Samuel Collier was born on September 26, 1922 in Hohenwald, Tennessee, United States. Son of Arch Will and Lulu Earle (Collier) Ashton.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1945.

Career

Head cryogenic laboratory, The Texas Company, Long Beach, California, 1947-1948; assistant director physical scientific division, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, 1948-1959; corporation vice president, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1959.

Achievements

• Samuel Collier Ashton has been listed as a noteworthy Research institute executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to engisn United States Navy, 1945-1947, PTO. Member American Defense Preparedness Association (chairman Carolinas chapter 1965).

Connections

Married Rita Jane Anderson, Oct.18, 1947. 1 son, Craig Collier.

Father:

Arch Will Ashton

Mother:

Lulu Earle (Collier) Ashton

Spouse:

Rita Jane Anderson