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Sower, Victor Edmund was born on September 3, 1946 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Hammond Edmundson and Daphne Muriel (Dymond) Sower.
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Sower, Victor Edmund was born on September 3, 1946 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Hammond Edmundson and Daphne Muriel (Dymond) Sower.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1968. Master of Business Administration, Auburn University, Alabama, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management, University North Texas, Denton, 1990.
Process engineer Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia, 1968—1969. Manager process development engineering Ampex Corporation, Opelika, Alabama, 1971—1980. General manager Tandy Magnetics, Fort Worth, 1980—1987.
Manufacturing consultant Tandy Corporation, 1987—1990. Professor department management and marketing Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, since 1990, Piper professor, since 2005. Member steering committee Center Business and Economic Research, Huntsville, since 1990.
Consultant various manufacturing and service organizations. Lieutenant chemical corps United States Army, 1969-1971.
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Member district committee Bedford area Boy Scouts American, Texas, 1987-1990, district advancement chairman, 1988-1989. Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (senior ), Institute Supply Management, American Chemical Society, American Society Quality Control (senior certified), American Production and Inventory Control Society, Decision Sciences Institute, Academy Mgmt.
Married Judith Lynn Carroll, June 17, 1967. Children: Diane C. Sower Fuller, Christopher Hammond.