William Jasper Mead

Background

Mead, William Jasper was born on December 29, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Jasper M. and Edith Olive (Adams) Mead.

Education

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1948. Master of Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1961.

Career

Chemical engineer Colgate-Palmolive Company, Jersey City, 1950-1951, Whitehall Laboratories, Elkhart, Indiana, 1951-1956. Technical director Home Products International, New York City, 1956-1964. Vice president, director manufacturing Alberto-Culver Company, Melrose Park, Illinois, 1964-1966.

Vice president operations Chemway Corporation, Wayne, New Jersey, 1966-1971. Vice president Combe Inc., White Plains, New York, since 1971. Instructor Stat-A-Matrix Institute, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1980.

Achievements

• William Jasper Mead has been listed as a noteworthy chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Encyclopedia of Chemical Process Equipment

Membership

Served to major United States Army Chemical Corps, 1949-1950. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Society Cosmetic Chemists, American Society for Quality Control.

Club: Manursing Island (Rye, New York ). Lodge: Masons.

Connections

Married Linda Brown Plunkett, June 25, 1982. Children from previous marriage: David W., Judith Jean, Beth K.

Father:

Jasper M. Mead

Mother:

Edith Olive (Adams) Mead

Spouse:

Linda Brown Plunkett