By THOMAS W. ENNIS
Published: November 23, 1982
Marion W. Boyer, former executive vice president of the Exxon Corporation and the general manager of the United States Atomic Energy Commission from 1950 to 1953, died Saturday at the Hilton Head Hospital in South Carolina. He was 81 years old and lived in Hilton Head, having moved there from Greenwich, Conn., seven years ago.
Mr. Boyer was a chemical engineer and production specialist. At the time of his appointment to the Atomic Energy Commission, he was vice president in charge of manufacturing operations of the Esso Standard Oil Company, a predecessor of Exxon.
He joined the oil company in 1927 as a chemical engineer at its laboratories in Baton Rouge, La. He spent his entire business career with the company.
In 1945, after his election as executive vice president of the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana, Mr. Boyer became a vice president and director in charge of Louisiana operations of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), which became the Esso Standard Oil Company. In January 1949, he moved to New York to take over manufacturing operations and become the company's contact director for manufacturing, supply and transportation, and chemical products operations.
On October 25, 1950, Mr. Boyer was named general manager of the A.E.C. After his return to Esso Standard, Mr. Boyer was elected to the board of direcctors in 1955 and elected executive vice president in 1963.
Marion Willard Boyer was born in Muncie, Ind. He attended the Georgia School of Technology and earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Boyer and his wife Malcolm were survivors of the sinking of the Andrea Doria in July 1956.
-- Contributor: Dan Scott (46822685)
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Southern Association of Science and Industry. He had been chairman of the board of trustees of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, a trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and a director of the Commerce and Industry Association of New York.
Survivors include his wife, the former Malcolm Power, and a son, Stephen Boyer, of Los Angeles. A memorial service will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hilton Head.
By THOMAS W. ENNIS
Published: November 23, 1982
Marion W. Boyer, former executive vice president of the Exxon Corporation and the general manager of the United States Atomic Energy Commission from 1950 to 1953, died Saturday at the Hilton Head Hospital in South Carolina. He was 81 years old and lived in Hilton Head, having moved there from Greenwich, Conn., seven years ago.
Mr. Boyer was a chemical engineer and production specialist. At the time of his appointment to the Atomic Energy Commission, he was vice president in charge of manufacturing operations of the Esso Standard Oil Company, a predecessor of Exxon.
He joined the oil company in 1927 as a chemical engineer at its laboratories in Baton Rouge, La. He spent his entire business career with the company.
In 1945, after his election as executive vice president of the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana, Mr. Boyer became a vice president and director in charge of Louisiana operations of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), which became the Esso Standard Oil Company. In January 1949, he moved to New York to take over manufacturing operations and become the company's contact director for manufacturing, supply and transportation, and chemical products operations.
On October 25, 1950, Mr. Boyer was named general manager of the A.E.C. After his return to Esso Standard, Mr. Boyer was elected to the board of direcctors in 1955 and elected executive vice president in 1963.
Marion Willard Boyer was born in Muncie, Ind. He attended the Georgia School of Technology and earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Boyer and his wife Malcolm were survivors of the sinking of the Andrea Doria in July 1956.
-- Contributor: Dan Scott (46822685)
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Southern Association of Science and Industry. He had been chairman of the board of trustees of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, a trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and a director of the Commerce and Industry Association of New York.
Survivors include his wife, the former Malcolm Power, and a son, Stephen Boyer, of Los Angeles. A memorial service will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hilton Head.
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