William Stuart Castor

Background

Castor, William Stuart was born on May 23, 1926 in Granville, Ohio, United States. Son of William Stuart and Ruth (Williams) Castor.

Education

Student, College St. Thomas, St. Paul, 1944-1945; student, Marquette U., 1945-1946; student, Illinois Institute Technology, 1946; Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1950.

Career

With, American Cyanamid Company, 1950-1972; technical director pigments division, American Cyanamid Company, Wayne, New Jersey, 1961-1968; director product development, central research, American Cyanamid Company, Stamford, Connecticut, 1969-1972; private practice technical consultant,, Allendale, New Jersey, 1973-1974; manager development, New Jersey Zinc Company, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, 1974; manager pigments and chemical research, New Jersey Zinc Company, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, 1975-1979; manager research and development, technical service, Gulf & Western Industries Natural Resources Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1980-1981; director research and development, Gulf & Western Industries Natural Resources Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1982-1983; technical director, Par/Tec laboratories, Allendale, since 1984. Consultant on technical of fine particles. Teacher chemistry Science and Engineering Center, Manalapan High School, Englishtown, New Jersey, since 1991.

Achievements

• William Stuart Castor has been listed as a noteworthy laboratory executive, consultant, educator, chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Northern Highlands Regional Board Education, Allendale, 1967-1973. Member needs assessment advisory council New Jersey Board Education, Trenton, 1972-1973. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Research Dirs. (president 1977-1978), American Chemical Society, Society.Chem. Industry, Hudson-Bergen Chemical Society (chairman 1992).

Connections

Married Marilyn Anne Hughes, June 19, 1948. Children: Jon Stuart, Richard Lee, Suzanne Marie, CynthiaAnne.

Father:

William Stuart Castor

Mother:

Ruth (Williams) Castor

Spouse:

Marilyn Anne Hughes

child:

Jon Stuart Castor

child:

CynthiaAnne Castor

child:

Richard Lee Castor

child:

Suzanne Marie Castor