Stanley Lippincott, 86, passed away Dec. 12, 2018. Stanley was born on March 31, 1932, in Salem, N.J., to Stanley and Clara Lippincott.
He graduated from Bucknell University in 1953 earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He worked for E.I. DuPont Demours from 1952 - 1988. He started as a production supervisor overseeing the manufacture of acid and ammonium nitrate as well as various dynamites and blasting agents. During his 36 years at DuPont, he held numerous management positions in explosives manufacturing; research and development; patents and licensing; and sales and marketing. Through his work, he lived in many locations including New Jersey, Alabama, Maryland, Minnesota, Brazil, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
In 1988, he became the planning and corporate development manager for ETI, assisting with that company’s transition after it bought DuPont. Then in 1990, he started his own company Explosives Educational Services.
Stanley was an avid supporter of International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE), promoting ISEE through his training programs and endorsing many members. Stan was instrumental in helping ISEE obtain the rights from ETI to publish the Blasters’ Handbook. He was also the chairman of the adhoc Blasters’ Handbook Committee that worked towards publishing the 17th Edition ISEE Blasters’ Handbook.
Stanley served two separate terms on the ISEE Board of Directors. He chaired or was involved with several ISEE committees including the International Committee, Education Committee, and the Blasters’ Handbook Committee. He was a contributor to the ISEE Certificate Program Level 1. In 2003, he was awarded the ISEE Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor achieved from the explosives industry at that time.
Stanley had a passion for baseball and spent much time attending spring training camps in Florida and Arizona.
He is survived by his wife Carol Lippincott, of Granbury, Texas; children Stephen Lippincott, of Portland, Ore., and Alise Morkides, of Greenville, Del.; step-children Barry Chaikin, Karl Chaikin, and Scott Chaikin, all of Dallas; and grandchildren Aaron Lippincott, of Australia, Kinia Morkides, of Delaware, and Kayla Chaikin, of Dallas.
