Background
Coppens, Thomas Adriaan was born on February 2, 1923 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1927. Son of Philip Adriaan and Evelyn (van Capelle) Coppens.
Coppens, Thomas Adriaan was born on February 2, 1923 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1927. Son of Philip Adriaan and Evelyn (van Capelle) Coppens.
Student, McGill University, 1943. Student, Lafayette College, 1944. Doctor LL (honorary), Institute Applied Research, London, 1973.
International representative, Sharp & Dohme, Inc., Mediterranean area, 1946-1952; managing director, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Manila, 1952-1957; vice president, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1957-1977; president, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, BV, Haarlem, Netherlands, 1977-1982; consultant, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, 1982-1984; principal, Camelot Antiques, Cooperstown, New York, 1984-1990.
Senior warden St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Harrington Park, New Jersey, 1958-1967. Board directors Hubbard Farms, Walpole, New Hampshire, 1975-1977, Walden University, Naples, Florida, 1984-1996. Trustee Naples Community Hospital, 1988-1994.
Member Collier County (Florida) Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, 1993-1995. Board directors Tilton (New Hampshire) School, since 1997. Member Rotary (Paul Harris fellow), American Chamber of Commerce of Hague, Netherlands (board directors 1977-1983), The Club, Pelican Bay.
Married Sylvia Helen Scofield, February 26, 1944. Children: Laura Kathryn, Carole Elizabeth, John Philip, Barbara Helen.