Background
Wagner, William Sherwood was born on September 21, 1928 in Mora, Minnesota, United States. Son of Clarence Reader and Ruth Kellogg (Archer) Wagner.
Wagner, William Sherwood was born on September 21, 1928 in Mora, Minnesota, United States. Son of Clarence Reader and Ruth Kellogg (Archer) Wagner.
Bachelor in Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Missouri, 1952.
Senior research chemist, Chemstrand Corporation, Decatur, Alabama, 1952-1959;
manager organic research, Fiber Products Research Center, Beaver Falls, New York, 1959-1962;
assistant director, Fiber Products Research Center, Beaver Falls, New York, 1962-1963;
research associate, Celanese Corporation, Summit, New Jersey, 1963-1965;
research section head, Celanese Corporation, Summit, New Jersey, 1965-1970;
research group leader fibers division, American Hoechst Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1970-1971;
manager research and laboratories, American Hoechst Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1971-1972;
director development, American Hoechst Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1972-1981;
technical director, American Hoechst Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1981-1988;
senior technical associate, Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1988-1990;
consultant, Spartanburg, South Carolina., since 1990. Member South Carolina. Governor's Management Review Commission, Columbia, 1974.
Chairman industrial advanced.panel chemistry department Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1981.
Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Elaine Allison Stone, May 12, 1962.