Mick Samples was added to the Charleston lab staff with the title of Special Projects Manager. Mick was a graduate of Carnege Mellon with a degree in chemistry. He assumed a number of positions throughout the years including Vice President and Technical Director and actually the heading of the profit centers Ashland Division, Seer Services […]

A second need was identified in that a competent lab manager was required for the expanding Charleston lab. Dick Kelly, who was performing that role at that time, wanted to emphasize his technical expertise and was spending less time in personnel and business management. A nationwide search was undertaken and Israel Broome was hired on

In January of 1975, Gladys went on a “recruiting” trip to the home of her son, Troy, who lived at that time in Los Angeles , California. He was working there for Xerox Corporation as the Employee Relations and Compensation Manager at their El Seconda facility. Her recruiting style was blunt. She informed him that

This is a history of Standard Laboratories, Inc. including its formation, its successes, its failures and its hopes for the future. It is the story of the rise of a small closely held family business and how it emerged during the last half of the 20th century and the first part of the 21st century