Chains of Opportunity: The University of Akron and the Emergence of The Polymer Age 1909–2007

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APPENDIX A university of akron chemistry graduates in the rubber industry, 1910–1941 The following table includes a selection of University of Akron chemistry graduates from 1910–1941 and lists positions they later held in the rubber industry: name class position company city Belden, Russell D. 1910 Vice President Dunlop Tire & Rubber Buffalo, NY Theiss, Fred C. 1910 Rubber Compounder Sun Rubber Akron, OH Arbogast, Harry L. 1912 Technical West American Rubber Altadena, CA Superintendent Grafton, Dr. Elvah H. 1913 Manager, Control Tompkins Rubber Secane, PA and Development Jackson, Lee R. 1913 President Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Sidnell, Albert E. 1914 Vice President Seiberling Rubber Akron, OH Wilson, Robert F. 1914 Technical Manager Firestone Tire & Rubber San Gabriel, CA Hanna, Ezra L. 1915 Director of Davol Rubber Scituate, RI Laboratories Crisp, Park P. 1916 President Firestone Industrial Akron, OH Products Frick, Carl E. 1916 Production Manager Van Cleef Bros. Rubber Chicago, IL Yakee, Bert H. 1916 Chief Chemist Goodyear Tire & Rubber Gadsden, AL Carlton, Clinton 1917 Technical Director, J.M. Huber Borger, TX Rubber Holloway, Harold S. 1919 Chemist Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Purdy, Walter 1919 Chemist Shanco Plastics & Tonawanda, NY Chemical Endres, Herbert A. 1921 Assistant Manager, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Research 267 Bowles.267-364 6/16/08 4:24 PM Page 267 name class position company city Snyder, Harold L. 1921 Rubber Tech Griffen, Cooper, Keck Vallejo, CA Barnes, Garrett H., Jr. 1922 Manager, Airfoam Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Division Christensen, Chester W. 1922 General Sales Monsanto Chemical Akron, OH Manager Eckert, Herman K. 1922 Plant Manager Monsanto Chemical Texas City, TX Hardman, Albert F. Sr. 1923 Research Chemist Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Penfield, Harold W. 1923 Rubber Chemist Birdsboro Steel Foundry Reading, PA Ruch, Elden 1923 Chief Compounder Firestone Tire & Rubber Memphis, TN Schrank, Harry P. 1924 Vice President Seiberling Rubber Akron, OH Baker, Deming E. 1925 Laboratory Manager Monsanto Akron, OH Carman, Frank H. 1925 Secretary Plastics Materials Washington, D.C. Manufacturers Assoc. Thorn, Homer Z. 1925 Chemist Firestone Industrial Swansea, MA Products Mitchell, Peter B. 1926 Development Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Kilbourne, Dr. F.L. Jr. 1927 Chief Chemist Xylos Rubber Akron, OH Wagstaff, Donald A. 1927 Chemist Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Balazs, Gabriel G. 1928 Technical Director Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Brodt, Carl W. 1928 Manager, Firestone Industrial Swansea, MA Development Products Cole, Dr. Otis D. 1928 Assistant Director, Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Research Labs Crankshaw, Jesse 1928 Chemist Midwest Rubber Akron, OH Reclaiming Finney, Addis 1929 Factory Manager Firestone Tire & Rubber Essel, Switzerland Nicol, Sheldon C. 1929 Compounder Goodyear Tire & Rubber Cuyahoga Falls, OH Baker, Lawrence M. 1930 Manager, Product General Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Compounding Brueggeman, Elmer C. 1930 Chief Chemist Seiberling Latex Akron, OH Finley, Milton 1930 Development Goodyear—Lincoln Lincoln, NE Manager Division Galloway, F. Merrill 1930 Technical Quaker Rubber Langhorn, PA Superintendent Lenhart, George B. 1930 Chief Chemist Wilson Rubber Canton, OH Dete, Leo J. 1931 Chief Chemist Carlisle Tire & Rubber Carlisle, PA Dobberstein, Arthur W. 1931 Vice President Industrial Latex Dover, DE Peabody, Donald W. 1931 Research Chemist Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, OH appendix a 268 Bowles.267-364 6/16/08 4:24 PM Page 268 name class position company city Hohl, Dr. Willy 1932 Manager, Rubber Suhner Wire & Rubber Herisau, Department Switzerland Brandau, Karl 1933 Rubber Chemist Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH D’Ianni, Dr. James D. 1934 Section Head, Goodyear Research Lab Akron, OH Synthetic Rubber Tausch, Harry W. 1934 Airfoam Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Development Ambelang, Dr. Joseph C. 1935 Research Chemist Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Bosshard, Alfred 1935 Chemist Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Boyd, Dr. Thomas 1936 Plastics Research Monsanto Chemical Springfield, MA Carter, Donald E. 1936 Head, Thermo- Bakelite Division, UCC Rahway, NJ plastics Laboratory Forster, William E. 1936 Manager Goodyear Plant Argentina Marcelo, Jose P. 1936 President Marcelo Rubber Quezon City, Philippines Cashion, Clifton G. 1937 Technical Sales Xylos Rubber Akron, OH Laatsch, Herman 1938 Technical Goodyear Tire & Rubber Dartmouth, Superintendent MA Albert, Dr. Harry E. 1939 Research Chemist Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Glazer, Emmett J. 1939 Research Chemist Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Gray, Russell Houston 1940 Senior Chemist E.I. DuPont de Nemours Rochester, NY (Research) Hausch, Dr. Walter R. 1940 Research Chemist Firestone Tire & Rubber Akron, OH Hoertz, J. Bruce 1940 Research Chemist B.F. Goodrich Akron, OH Hollis, Arthur L. 1940...