James Benjamin “Ben” McKoy Jr., ChE 48, of Ft. Myers, Fla., on June 25. William Henry McTeer, Arch 49, of Savannah, Ga., on May 30. Guenther Hans Pomer, AE 49, of Homestead, Fla., on Dec. 27, 2017. Eugene Marcus “Gene” Rothman, PHE 43, of Stowe, Vt., on June 2. Virgil D. Smith, IM 48, of Tampa, Fla., on April 12.
1950s Alfred T. Acquaviva, IM 56, of Wayne, N.J., on April 19. Grant Edwards Allen Jr., IE 54, of Atlanta, on April 12. Anthony Louis “Tony” Allou Jr., IM 57, of Charlotte, N.C., on April 28. Andrew Jackson Baker Jr., CE 52, of Old Hickory, Tenn., on April 18. David Kendrick Baldwin, IE 59, of LaGrange, Ga., on May 21. Robert Elliott Batey Sr., MS IE 50, of Nashville, Tenn., on June 23. Lloyd Barnard Jr., IE 52, of Atlanta, on April 6. Jacob Charles Barnhardt Jr., TE 58, of Mooresville, N.C., on May 12. Henry William “Bill” Bartholomay, MS Chem 50, of Richmond, Va., on April 10. Peter Derek Bergstrom, EE 59, MS EE 64, PhD EE 73, of Leesburg, Va., on May 30. John William Bessman Jr., AM 59, of Macon, Ga., on June 16. Donald N. Black Sr., IE 58, MS IE 64, of Warner Robins, Ga., on May 8.
WILLIAM RAYMOND HASELTON: PAPER EXECUTIVE AND PHILANTHROPIST WILLIAM RAYMOND HASELTON, OF PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA., ON FEB. 19. Haselton had a successful career in the paper industry and was a strong supporter of the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech. Haselton was born on Jan. 11, 1925, in Glens Falls, NY. After graduating from Glens Falls High School, he began his higher education at Rensselaer Poly Technical Institute. After serving three years in the Navy during World War II, he attended the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Lawrence College, where he earned both a master’s and doctoral degree in Paper Chemistry in 1953. Haselton then went on to begin his career at Rhinelander Paper Division, of St. Regis Paper Company. From 19611969, Haselton served as vice president and general manager in charge of St. Regis’s Washington state operations. He served as president of R-W Paper Company, owned jointly by St. Regis and Weyerhaeuser. He was later promoted to Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the board for St. Regis Paper Company. The Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) was created as the
Donald T. Browne, IE 56, of Atlanta, on April 5. William Leander “Bill” Clark III, IE 59, of Houston, Texas, on May 25. Roy Brannen Cooper, IE 53, MS IM 56, of Decatur, Ga., on June 11. Charles Judson Craddock, ChE 59, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., on May 2. S. Dean Dadisman, TE 52, of West Columbia, S.C., on June 30.
Institute o f Pa p e r Chemistry (IPC) in 1929 in Appleton, Wisconsin, to support the growing paper industry through education and research. In 1989, IPC began its affiliation with Georgia Tech, where it operated as the Institute of Paper Science and Technology until merging with Georgia Tech in 2003. As an alumnus and board member of IPST, Haselton was a generous donor to Georgia Tech. The William R. Haselton Library was dedicated at Georgia Tech on April 6, 1993. Haselton was an active sportsman. His love of hunting and outdoor adventures took him around the world. Haselton is survived by his three daughters, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Thomas W. Donaldson, IM 54, of Claremont, Calif., on April 17. Robert Thomas Dooley Jr., MS CE 57, of Charlotte, N.C., on May 9. George Merrill Elrod Jr., ME 51, of Huntsville, Ala., on May 17. Lawrence J. Engel, ChE 51, MS ChE 54, PhD ChE 57, of Green Brook, N.J., on March 28. William Bates “Bill” Eubanks Jr., Phys 56, of Saint Simons
Island, Ga., on April 22. Collins Fuqua Jr., AE 51, of St. Louis, Mo., on March 29. Thomas J. Hallyburton, IM 52, Arch 57, of Yardley, Pa., on July 3. Newton Gary Hardie Jr., TE 56, MS IE 63, of Spartanburg, S.C., on May 5. George Lester Harlow, IE 54, of Cumming, Ga., on April 11. Ralph Arthur Heisel, Arch 57, of Wallingford, Conn., on April 21.
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