Walter Joseph Meditz

Background

Meditz, Walter Joseph was born on June 4, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Marie (Gaspar) Meditz.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Bklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1939. Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Bklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1941. Master in Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1951.

Career

Research engineer, laboratory instructor, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1939-1940; civil engineer, superintendent, Spencer, White & Prentice, 1940-1941; assistant to design and production manager, Frederick R. Harris, 1941-1943; chief industrial engineer, Naval Aircraft, Norfolk, Virginia, 1943-1946; assistant chief engineer, Boyle-Midway, New York City, 1946-1947; plant manager, Boyle-Midway, Atlanta, 1947-1951; assistant to president, Boyle-Midway, New York City, 1951-1955; assistant to president, Standard Packaging Corporation, New York City, 1955-1957; vice president for manufacturing, Standard Packaging Corporation, 1957-1967; manager facilities to divisional vice president, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1967-1983; president, Meditz Engineering Associations, since 1984.

Membership

Served from ensign to Lieutenant (senior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Society for Adcancement Management, Alpha Pi Museum.

Connections

Married Elizabeth M. Cagney, January 9, 1944. Children— Jeannette Jordan, Mary Beth Banks.

Father:

Joseph Meditz

Mother:

Marie (Gaspar) Meditz

Spouse:

Elizabeth M. Cagney

child:

Mary Beth Banks Meditz

child:

Jeannette Jordan Meditz