| 1 | Name: | Mr. John C. Haas | |
| Institution: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania & Temple University Health System & Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia & Chemical Heritage Foundation | ||
| Year Elected: | 1992 | ||
| Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | ||
| Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1918 | ||
| Death Date: | April 2, 2011 | ||
John C. Haas spent his professional career with the Rohm and Haas Company (except for service in the Navy Reserve during World War II). He began his career at the company in 1942 and retired from the Board in 1988. Mr. Haas received an A.B. degree from Amherst College in 1940 and his M.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1942. Mr. Haas served on the board of Temple University Health System and chaired the Temple University Health System Board of Overseers. He was a trustee emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Mr. Haas was a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1992. John C. Haas died on April 2, 2011, at the age of 92, at home in Villanova, Pennsylvania. | |||