Inducted
2010
Degrees
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1963
Henry Company — Kimberton, Pennsylvania
John Day was raised in Hundred and graduated from Hundred High School as valedictorian in 1959. He completed a BS in chemical engineering at West Virginia University in 1963. While at WVU, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, played in the Mountaineer Marching Band and was elected to Helvetia, Omega Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi.
Day joined the DuPont Company immediately after college and a 29-year career followed. He held a variety of manufacturing and business positions in eight different locations, including plant manager – Memphis, business manager – cyanides and peroxides, and director of manufacturing for DuPont do Brazil located in Sao Paulo. During his last assignment with DuPont, Day headed up the company’s world-class manufacturing efforts.
In 1991 Day joined Rollins Environmental Service, at the time the largest hazardous-waste incineration company in the Western Hemisphere. He served as regulatory affairs director and subsequently group vice president of operations. In 1997, Day was named vice president of environmental health and safety, quality and six sigma for Millennium Inc. He was active in the American Chemistry Council. During his tenure, Millennium Chemicals’ safety performance went from last place to first among all mid-size and large member companies.
In 2005, Day was named vice president of environmental health and safety for the Henry Company, a privately held mid-size manufacturing company, focusing on building envelope systems.
Day has served on industry panels in the U.S. and Europe. He also has served on the board of directors of Escola Graduata in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the conference board of chief EHS Officers Council, the visiting committee of WVU's Department of Chemical Engineering and the board of directors of the Environmental Technology Council. He has served as the chairman of the Franklin, Pennsylvania, Township Board of Supervisors. Day is also fluent in Portuguese.
Day and his wife, Angela, currently reside in Baltimore, Maryland.