William Christopher Gose

Background

Gose, William Christopher was born on October 8, 1940 in Dante, Virginia, United States. Son of Willie Gibson and Lillian Beatrice (Addington) Gose.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Mathematics, East Tennessee State University, 1976; Master of Business Administration in Business Management, U. Tennessee, 1983.

Career

Chief laboratory analyst, Holston Defense Corporation, Kingsport, Tennessee, 1961-1974; senior technician, Holston Defense Corporation/Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1974-1978; research chemist, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1978-1985; technical representative, Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., Kingsport, 1985-1994; principal technical representative, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, 1994-1998; retired, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, 1998.

Achievements

• William Christopher Gose has been listed as a noteworthy chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1958-1961. Member Society Plastics Engineers (senior, author papers plastics recycle conference Atlanta 1992, additives conference Orlando, Florida 1993), American Chemical Society, Elks (exalted ruler 1991-1993, state officer 1991-1996, Merit award 1991-1993), Optimist International (president local chapter 1993-1994).

Connections

Married Mary Hildreth Gross, December 31, 1974.

Father:

Willie Gibson Gose

Mother:

Lillian Beatrice (Addington) Gose

Spouse:

Mary Hildreth Gross