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DONALD
E. ROWSON
9142 Golden Street
Alta Loma, CA 91701
While putting himself through school, Don Rowson was an
oilfield roustabout in Santa Paula, California, and later
became the plant operator for the Beverly Hills Water &
Power Company. He began his employment with Suburban Gas in
1956 and worked his way from LP Gas Serviceman to Southern
California Regional Manager in 11 years, at which time he was
presented the opportunity, as Director, to form Industrial
Hydrocarbons, Inc.
The corporation was founded by Donald Rowson in April of 1966
as a subsidiary of Suburban Gas Company. In 1970, he purchased
the young company from Suburban, ran it as a family
corporation, and built it to an organization of 30 employees,
which sold over 30,000,000 pounds of hydrocarbons,
fluorocarbons and chlorinated solvents per year.
With the sale of the chemical division in 1984, Industrial
Hydrocarbons became a fully dedicated consulting firm
specializing in life, health and environmental safety and
property protection.
ORGANIZATIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
British Aerosol Manufacturers
Association (BAMA)
Consumer Specialties Products Association (CSPA)
(Formerly Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association)
Aerosol Division Board of
Directors
Past Chairman
Aerosol Division Advisory Board
Aerosol Division Communications
Committee
Aerosol Division Critical
Issues Committee
Aerosol Division Hydrocarbon
Safety Committee
Aerosol Division Scientific
& Technical Affairs Committee
Flammability Sub-Committee
Aerosol Manufacturing &
Storage Standards Committee
Chairman, 1980 - 2000
Technical Liaison
International Code Council (ICC [charter member])
Industry Advisory Committee
Midwest Aerosol Association (MAA)
National Aerosol Association (NAA)
Board of Directors - Past Treasurer
Southern Aerosol Technical
Association (SATA)
Technical Liaison
Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB)
Life Member
Founding Chairman/President, 1973 - 1979
Board of Directors, 1973 - 1983
Advisory Board
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Western Aerosol Information Bureau
Lifetime Membership for Leadership as Founding President of
the Organization for seven years and serving over 10 years on
the Board of Directors – award presented in 1994
Southern Aerosol Technical
Association
Distinguished Service Award for Leadership and Accomplishments
in the Aerosol Field – award presented October 2004
Consumer Specialty Products
Association
Charles E. Alderdice, Jr. Annual Memorial Award for Insight,
Leadership and Dedication to the Aerosol Industry since 1966 –
award presented December 2004
PRODUCTIONS / PUBLICATIONS
Film - Genie from the Lamp of Science,
Co-Producer
TV - History Channel's
"Modern Marvels," "Containers," "Cans," by
Actuality Productions
Video/CD Rom - ESFR,
Co-Producer
Publications - Hydrocarbon Safety Manual for Plant Laboratory
Co-author & Co-chairman, 1979
Manual Re-write Sub-committee, 1982 & 1999
PAST INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS
Aerosol Room Explosion Protection (AREP) Test Project
Canadian Manufacturers of Chemical Specialties (CMCS)
Cosmetics, Toiletries & Fragrances Association (CTFA)
Product Liability Task Force
Federation of European Aerosols (FEA)
Flammability Committee
Industrial Safety Committee
Transport Task Force
Warehouse Safety Requirements Task Force
International Fire Code Institute (IFCI [charter
member])
Los Angeles Society for Coatings
Technology (LASCT)
National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)
NFPA 30B Committee on Aerosol Products (founding voting
principal)
• Manufacturing Sub-committee
Spray Paint Committee - 25 years
National Fire Protection Research Foundation (NFPRF)
National Wholesale/Retail Occupancy Fire Research Project
Technical Advisory Committee
National Liquified Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA)
Research & Development Committee
National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA)
Spray Paint Committee
Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC)
Southern Building Code Congress
International (SBCCI)
State of California Department of Industrial Safety
Division of Industrial Relations
Industry Safety Committee, Chairman
Uniform Building Code
Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA)
Western Liquid Gas Association (WLGA)
Safety Committee Chairman
SEMINARS & TRAINING
Safety Training Seminars
Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association
Anaheim, CA - Atlanta, GA -
Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA - Newark, NJ
Southern Aerosol Technical Association
Atlanta, GA
Federation of European Aerosols
Amsterdam, Holland -
Bruxelles, Belgium - Florence, Italy - Lugano, Switzerland
Instituto Mexicano del Aerosol
Mexico City, Mexico
The Center for Professional Advancement
The Hague, Holland - Amsterdam, Holland
Aerosol Storage & Warehousing Seminar
Chicago, IL
Aerosol Technology Seminar
Rosemont, IL
Fire Department Safety Training
China Lake, CA - Denver, CO - Elkhart, IN - Madras,
OR - Montebello, CA - Morristown, NJ - Orange County, CA -
Riverside, CA - San Bernardino County, CA - Santa Fe Springs, CA - Waterford, CT -
Wheaton, IL
Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County -
Hydrocarbon aerosol safety training programs presented to fire
department members in order to familiarize them with the
properties and characteristics of hydrocarbon propellants.
Member of Volunteer Fire Department
Madras, Oregon
NON-INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS
David Dreier for Congress Committee
Congressman, 28th District, California
Finance Chairman
Freepac - California
Free Market Political Action Committee
Past Board of Directors
Industrial Hydrocarbons Annual Energy Seminars 1979-1981
Professor John J. McKetta
• University of Texas, Austin
The Honorable David T. Dreier
• Congressman, 35th District, California
Toxic Advisory Committee - Assemblywoman Marion LaFollette
• State of California; Hazardous Waste Legislation,
• Toxic Waste Prevention, Sub-committee Chairman
CIVIC & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Children's Hope
Claremont McKenna College
CMC Founder
President's Society
Project 21 Fundraising Committee
• Past Chairman
James Madison Society
• Past Chairman
Alumni Association
• Founder, Denver, CO Chapter
• Past President
• Past President, Claremont, CA Chapter
Scholarship Foundation
Friends of Golf
Founding Friend, Bel Air Country Club
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce
Past President
Past Board of Directors
San Dimas Festival of Western Arts
Walker House Restoration Committee, Past Chairman
Past Vice-chairman
Board of Directors - Founding Member
Walker House Fundraiser Golf Tournament Chairman 2003 & 2007
San Dimas/LaVerne Family YMCA
Past Vice-president
Past Executive Board of Directors
University of California at Los
Angeles
Athletic Foundation Sustaining Member
Chancellor's Associates
Wooden Center, Founder
University of Minnesota - The
President's Club, Scholarship Foundation
Institute of Technology, Abplanalp Sanders
Fellowship - Founder
University of Southern California Life
Associate - School of Engineering
EDUCATION
Claremont Men's College - Class of
1958
B.A., Marketing & Finance
University of California at Los
Angeles - Class of 1955
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
PERSONAL
Married, 4 children, 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild
U.S. Army, European Theater, January 1953 - December 1954
Interests:
Golf, Grandchildren, Fishing, UCLA,
Sports, Art, Fundraising, History, Antiques
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