Background
Douglass, Thomas Earl was born on March 9, 1920 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Leon Thomas and Sarah Inez (Meadows) Douglass.
Douglass, Thomas Earl was born on March 9, 1920 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Leon Thomas and Sarah Inez (Meadows) Douglass.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Texas, 1941. Postgraduate, Wayne State University, 1967.
Development engineer Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, 1946-1947. From development engineer to marketing, sales and production manager United States Rubber, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1947-1957. Sales manager Vernay Laboratories, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1957-1958.
Assistant to president, sales manager Simonds Worden White Company, Dayton, 1958-1963. Chief research engineer Macklin Bendix, Jackson, Michigan, 1963-1968. General manager Allison Campbell division Acco, Shelton, Connecticut, 1968-1977, Bonded Abrasives division Ferro Corporation, Hamburg, New York, 1977-1983.
Director research and development FMR Grinding Wheel Company, West Haven, Connecticut, 1983-1985. President Jate Consultant, Inc., Orchard Park, New York, since 1985.
Member University Glee Club New Haven, 1969-1977. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1955.
Married Jane Denise Clark, July 29, 1943. Children: Thomas Edward, Ann Denise, Janet Lee, Elizabeth Clark.