Background
Edwards, William Harold was born on August 6, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Henry and Josephine Rose Maria (Giordano) Edwards.
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William Harold Edwards
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Associate of Applied Science, LPO Junior College, 1961; Associate of Applied Science, Milwaukee School Engineering, 1963.
Career
Application engineer, Johnson Controls, Inc., South Bend, Indiana, 1963-1969;
pneumatic engineering team leader, Johnson Controls, Inc., Poteau, Oklahoma, 1970-1971;
engineering manager, Johnson Controls, Inc., Poteau, Oklahoma, 1971-1978;
engineering and quality manager, Johnson Controls, Inc., Poteau, Oklahoma, 1979-1984;
operations/plant manager, Johnson Controls, Inc., Poteau, Oklahoma, since 1984. Director, member Executive Committee Poteau Area Economics Enhancement Foundation. Director Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Tulsa, 1992-1996.
Chairman Eastern Oklahoma Executive, Poteau, 1994-1996. Presenter technical preparatory education State Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, 1993. Member Oklahoma delegate education and manufacturing system to Denmark and Germany, Oklahoma Center for Science and Technology, Oklahoma City, 1992.
Presenter future employment candidates State Vo-Technology Summer Conference, Tulsa, 1991. Advisor vocational technical education Carl Albert Junior College, Poteau, 1978. Board directors St. Luke Lutheran Church, president, 1977-1978, 89-90, treasurer, 1981-1983.
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Membership
Member Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce (director since 1993), Poteau Chamber of Commerce (director, president 1992-1993, President award 1991), Poteau Rotary Club, River Valley Yacht Club.
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Married Gayle Ruth Laatsch, November 30, 1963. Children: Kristine A., David A.
