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Roe, William Price was born on August 25, 1923 in Dover, Delaware, United States. Son of William Price and Grace Lee (Elliott) Roe.
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William Price Roe, American metals company executive. Member committee visitors School Engineering, Vanderbilt University, since 1975. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member New York Academy of Sciences, American Institute of Mining, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Metals, Sigma Xi.
Education
Student, University Pennsylvania, 1943. Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1947. Master of Science, Vanderbilt University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1951.
Career
Chemist Union Carbide corporation, South Charleston, West Virginia, 1948-1949. Research metallurgist Titanium division National Lead Company, Sayreville, New Jersey, 1951-1956. Head physical metallurgy section Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, 1956-1957.
Metallurgist Central Research department American Smelting and Refining Company, Inc., South Plainfield, New Jersey, 1957-1960, research superintendent, 1960-1963, manager, 1963-1969, director research, 1969-1974, vice president, director, since 1974. Director ASA Ltd., International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Inc.
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Membership
Member committee visitors School Engineering, Vanderbilt University, since 1975. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member New York Academy of Sciences, American Institute of Mining, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Metals, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Baltusrol (Springfield, New Jersey).
Connections
Married Esther Jean Salmons, February 23, 1943. Children: Kathy Gibson, Janis Elliott.
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1951