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Personnel & Community Roll
Taylor Instrument Companies Alumni & Workforce
A historical directory of former employees, craftsmen, engineers, glass blowers, managers, and staff who built precision instruments at the Ames Street plant and international facilities.
Reconstructing a Lost Workforce History
When the Rochester manufacturing plant on Ames Street was closed following corporate acquisitions, original company personnel files were unfortunately discarded. The GEWAME Archive is actively reconstructing this roster from community obituaries, marriage notices, company publications (such as The "Taylor" Rochester and Taylor Tycos), service pins, union records, and family submissions.
Did a family member or relative work at Taylor Instrument? Contact us with their name, role, department, or photos →
Executive Leadership & Company Officers
Senior executives, board chairs, and company presidents who directed Taylor’s growth from early Hill Street shops to the international instrumentation leader. See the full Timeline of Company Presidents for presidential terms and corporate eras.
George Taylor Co-Founder & President (1872–1890)
Frank Taylor Co-Founder & President (1890–1895)
G. Elbert Taylor President (1900–1910)
J. Merton Taylor President (1910–1913)
Herbert J. Winn President (1913–1938) & Board Chairman
Lewis B. Swift President (1938–1951) & Wartime Leader
Raymond E. Olson President (1951–1965) & Chairman
Marc E. Porter President & CEO (1965–1974)
Employee & Alumni Directory
Click any column header to sort alphabetically by name, department, or active years.
| Name | Department / Known Role | Years Active | Notes & Archival Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Arlington | Cooperative Engineering Program | Unrecorded | Mentioned in employee profile as voted president of fraternity. |
| Hildred Burnette Barrett | Unrecorded | ? – 1986 | Retired from Taylor Instruments. |
| Lawrence Blanford | Supervisor & Draftsman | 26 Years | 26-year veteran employee; worked as a messenger and draftsman in the Canadian operations before rising to supervisor. |
| Steven Blystone | Maintenance / Facilities | Unrecorded | Employed at Taylor Instrument Co., division of Sybron Corp. |
| Harold D. Bolton | Unrecorded | ? – 1948 | Departed Taylor in 1948 to found Corydon Industries. |
| Joseph Calabro | Plant Foreman | 1903 – 1953 | 50-year career; served as foreman of the punch press department. |
| John A. Cavaleri | Unrecorded | 1960s | Honored as Sportsman of the Year for Taylor Instruments in the 1960s. |
| Lawrence Colwell | Unrecorded | 37 Years | 37-year veteran employee. |
| Anthony S. Cook Sr. | Unrecorded | 1956 – 1995 | 39-year career at Taylor; U.S. Air Force veteran during the Korean War. |
| William Crowe | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Taylor Instrument employee. |
| Tedd E. Dapp | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Taylor Instrument employee. |
| Marie Borelli Dash | Process Control Division | Unrecorded | Calibrated precision control systems using closed-circuit television technology. |
| Helen O. Dolan | Executive Secretary | Unrecorded | Served in the executive administrative office. |
| Lawrence Ennocenti | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Taylor Instrument employee. |
| Dick Fish | Engineering | Unrecorded | Featured in company profile Pursuing Your Passion. |
| Arnold George Grape | Manufacturing | 1940 – 1982 | 42-year career; transferred to the Asheville, North Carolina facility in 1964. |
| Donald T. Gregg | Engineering | Unrecorded | Instrument engineer. |
| Richard L. Gross | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Also worked for Stromberg-Carlson. |
| John T. Guarino | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Taylor Instrument employee. |
| Alfred Haacke | Senior Production Designer | Unrecorded | Senior designer of precision instruments. Genealogy record in the GEWAME Family Tree. |
| Edward J. Hanna | President of Taylor de Mexico | 1926 – 1963 | Appointed supervisor of instrumentation for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge during WWII. Later worked in Cheyenne, Wyoming and on the Atlas Missile program before opening Taylor Instruments de Mexico in 1960. |
| Edgar Simon Harker | Unrecorded | 20 Years | Employed at Taylor Instruments for 20 years until retirement. |
| Todd J. Haschmann | Test Technician | Unrecorded | Instrument testing and calibration. |
| John Herbison Hawkins | VP of Human Resources | 40 Years | Served Taylor Instruments and successor ABB for 40 years. |
| George Heinlein | Manager of Cost Accounting | 1955 – 1990 | 35-year veteran of financial management. |
| Harold E. Hendler | Systems Engineering Division | 31 Years | 31-year employee; 19 years in the Systems Engineering Division. |
| Eric P. Hicks | Product Manager | 1957 – ? | Process Control Division under Sybron Corporation. |
| Richard W. Hoffman | Sales Engineer | 1950 – 1988 | 38-year sales engineering career. |
| Karl Hammond Hubbard | Vice President & Technical Director | 1928 – 1965 | Held executive technical roles including Director of Research, Chief Engineer, Technical Director, and Vice President of Research. |
| David Lee Husung | Technical Instructor | ? – 1994 | Retired from ABB / Taylor Instruments. |
| William L. Huston | Research Engineer & Copywriter | Unrecorded | Conducted technical research and authored industrial advertising copy. |
| Dorothy T. Johnson | Test Technician | Unrecorded | Instrument testing and calibration. |
| Freelon B. Kerry | Assistant Manager, Accounting | 1935 – 1951 | Financial administration during the WWII and centennial period. |
| Harry C. Kramer III | Electrical Engineer | ? – 1985 | U.S. military veteran and Purple Heart recipient. Profiled at 97 years young. |
| Joan Spahn Kunz | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Taylor Instrument employee. |
| Doris M. Lake | Assembly / Production | Unrecorded | Graduate of the Rochester School for the Deaf; long-time Taylor employee. |
| Robert J. Malerk | Facilities & Maintenance | 37 Years | 37-year career; passed away while on duty at the facility on May 15, 1978. |
| Arthur F. Mance | Head of Printing Department | 1905 – ? | Began at the Watertown office in 1905 before moving to the Ames Street plant in 1910. |
| Alfred Maurer | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Taylor Instrument employee. |
| Henry W. Maurer Jr. | VP & General Manager | 1932 – 1962 | Served as the Akron–Cleveland regional executive representative. |
| Bertha McDonald | Facilities & Maintenance | Unrecorded | Plant maintenance staff. |
| Frank J. Perozzi | Unrecorded | ? – 1985 | Originally hired by General Dynamics; retired from Taylor Instruments. |
| Juanita Plemmons | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Retired from Taylor Instruments. |
| Marc E. Porter | President & Chief Executive | 1934 – 1974 | Controller, treasurer, executive VP of finance, and elected President in 1965. Dedicated article at Marc E. Porter. |
| John J. Rohack | Production / Staff | 1945 – 1982 | 37-year employee; also served as a part-time officer for the East Rochester Police Department. |
| Howard A. Schwartz | Industrial Engineer | Unrecorded | Documented in marriage announcement in the Greece Post. |
| Flora M. Shea | Unrecorded | ? – 1977 | Retired from Taylor Instruments. |
| Annie G. Sickles | Unrecorded | ? – 1987 | Retired from Taylor Instruments and Sybron Corporation. |
| Dean Swanson | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Retired from Taylor Instruments. |
| Mary Moore Taylor | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Retired from Taylor Instruments. |
| Henrietta G. Terborg | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Retired from Taylor Instrument Co. |
| Robert Deane Thompson | Manager of Long-Range Planning | 1939 – 1975 | Physical chemist who developed easier-to-read thermometer capillary tubes; assisted with the Sybron merger. |
| Thomas A. Tuety | Production / Sales | Post-WWII | Began career after WWII at Taylor Instruments before entering real estate. |
| Lillian E. Wagner | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Retired from Taylor Instrument Co. |
| Ruby White | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | Taylor Instrument employee. |
| Herbert J. Winn | Chairman of the Board | 1893 – 1938+ | Longtime executive, president, and chairman. Dedicated article at Herbert J. Winn. |
| David Woolston | Operations | Unrecorded | Employed at ABB Taylor Instruments. |
Help Identify Unnamed Employees in Archival Photos
Many historic group portraits, retirement banquets, and shop-floor manufacturing photographs feature unidentified workers. If you recognize a relative, coworker, or neighbor, click any photo to leave a comment with their name and bench/station:
