Parry McWhinnie Norling *65

At the age of 85, Parry died May 17, 2024, in Hockessin, Del.

He was born in 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa, and soon moved to St. Louis. He graduated from Harvard College in 1961 and earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Princeton in 1965.

In 1965, Parry accepted a position at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. During his 35 years with DuPont, Parry held roles ranging from plant manager, laboratory director, corporate health and safety director, to planning director. In these positions, he developed an interest in developing business processes for managing the transition of technological innovations from research and development projects to commercially successful products.

After retiring from DuPont in 1999, he continued pursuing his interest in technology management as a science and technology fellow at the RAND Corporation and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown. This led to a passion for teaching, and in 2005 he became an instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Wilmington, where he taught courses in innovation and creativity.

Predeceased by his wife, Nancy, Parry is survived by his children, Christine and Jonathan, and six grandchildren.

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