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Joel Franklin Monroe Leathers
Joel Franklin Monroe Leathers
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Levi Leathers spent his entire career with Dow Chemical Company, where in 1941 he began as a second-cIass oiler in the power house of the old Texas Division and in 1976 was named vice-president of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology, assuming worldwide responsibility for ensuring the coordinated development and use of Dow's most advanced manufacturing and engineering capabilities. As he is described affectionately, Levi Leathers was the genuine article, a bear of a man whose accomplishments loomed larger than life and whose brilliant mind led to major improvements in Dow's manufacturing operations.
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chemical industry into a world leadership position." He was also a member of the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Chemical Industry American Section, and Technology Assessment Advisory Council of the Office of Technology Assessment. In 1972 he was presented an honorary doctor of engineering degree from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, and in 1977 a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Sam Houston State University.
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However, a retired engineer who worked closely with Levi at the time when he was general manager of the Texas Division remembers his outstanding characteristic as "a lasting concern for people." Levi realized that personnel in a large industrial organization might have personal problems related to work, home, or individual traits, problems that
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He always warned the person seeking his advice that "I can do one of three things: I can help, or I can't help, but I can certainly sympathize." His colleagues recall his zest for life and friends, which often became apparent at dinner meetings, during business trips, or at other group occasions when he eventually would lead the group in singing, with or without piano accompaniment. Among his favorites were "The Yellow Rose of Texas," "Release Me," and others of that vintage and genre.
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