Background
Vance, Thomas Ray was born on September 24, 1938 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Bethel Raymond and Madolyn Elizabeth (Fisher) Vance.
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Thomas Ray Vance, American engineer executive. Achievements include patent in repair of thin film lines. Scholarship National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Vice chairman Point Pleasant River Museum Committee, 1993-1994; member Point Pleasant History District Committee, 1993-1994. Member West Virginia Association of Professional Engineers, National Association of Professional Engineers.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1960. MSTAM, West Virginia University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, West Virginia University, 1968.
Career
Development engineer, The Babcock and Wilcox Company, Alliance, Ohio., 1960-1963;
staff engineer, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Scientific Laboratory, 1964-1966;
program manager, Technology division International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Hopewell Junction, New York, 1968-1992;
director, West Virginia State Farm Museum, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, 1994-1997;
principal, Vance & Associations, Point Pleasant, since 1992. Instructor college engineering West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1966-1968. Instructor evening division Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1962-1968.
Chairman advising committee Department Engineering Ohio State University, 1988-1991. Member Stevens Institute of Technology, Alliance for Technology Management, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Achievements
Membership
Vice chairman Point Pleasant River Museum Committee, 1993-1994. Member Point Pleasant History District Committee, 1993-1994. Member West Virginia Association of Professional Engineers, National Association of Professional Engineers.
Connections
Married Janice Lee Jordan, December 23, 1958. Children: Barbara Vance, Jeffrey Ross, Deborah.
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Religion
Lutheran -
Political Party
Republican