Thomas Joseph Murrin

Background

Murrin, Thomas Joseph was born on April 30, 1929 in New York City. Son of Thomas and Jane (Dow) Murrin.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Fordham University, 1951. Postgraduate, University Pittsburgh, 1958. Postgraduate, University Georgia, 1960.

Career

With, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, since 1951; manufacturing engineer Sharon Transformer division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1952-1957; superintendent factory planning Sharon Transformer division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Athens, Georgia, 1957-1959; European representative, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1959-1961; manager manufacturing planning, engineering manager Buffalo Motor & Gearing division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1961-1963; general manager Buffalo Motor & Gearing division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1963-1965; vice president manufacturing, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1965-1967; group vice president aerospace, defense and marine, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1967-1969; executive vice president defense, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1969-1971; executive vice president defense and public systems, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1971-1974; senior executive vice president public systems, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1974; president public systems company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1975-1983; president energy and advanced technical group, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1983-1989; deputy secretary, Department of Commerce, Washington, since 1989.

Achievements

• Thomas Joseph Murrin has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past member United States delegate North Atlantic Treaty Organization Industrial Advisory Group. Member Fordham council. Board directors Duquesne University.

President board trustees Mercy Hospital. Member Aerospace Industries Association (executive committee, board governors), Machinery and Allied Products Institute, Beta Gamma Sigma, National Academy of Engineering.

Connections

Married Marie Coyne, June 9, 1951. Children: Kathleen Ann Murrin Salt, Jeanne Marie, Mary Ruth, Cecilia Joan Murrin Minnock, Theresa Louise Murrin Robbins, M. Heidi, Thomas J.C., Claire Marie.

Father:

Thomas Murrin

Mother:

Jane (Dow) Murrin

Spouse:

Marie Coyne

child:

Theresa Louise Murrin Robbins Murrin

child:

Cecilia Joan Murrin Minnock Murrin

child:

Thomas J.C. Murrin

child:

Mary Ruth Murrin

child:

Claire Marie Murrin

child:

M. Heidi Murrin

child:

Jeanne Marie Murrin

child:

Kathleen Ann Murrin Salt Murrin