Robert S. Morrison
Molded Fiber Glass Company
Inducted 1973
Robert S. Morrison (1910 – 2002) was a pioneer in the field of high-volume, glass fiber-reinforced plastics. He pioneered introducing reinforced plastics to the automotive industry, particularly for large reinforced plastic automobile body parts.
Morrison graduated from Ashtabula High School and Oberlin College with honors in economics. He then attended Harvard Business School. A lifelong entrepreneur, he founded Molded Fiber Glass Company (MFG) in 1948, eventually growing to include 12 divisions in several states. Morrison developed the glass fiber body for the first Chevrolet Corvettes and first matched metal die-molded boat hulls. He established a profit-sharing bonus system to benefit all MFG employees. He was also a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morrison Molded Fiber Glass Company of Bristol, Virginia, MFG Justin Tank Company of Georgetown, Delaware, and Creative Millwork of Ohio in Ashtabula. He assisted many other companies in getting started in Ashtabula.
He wrote four books: The Con-Tax Plan, Inflation Can Be Stopped, Handbook for Manufacturing Entrepreneurs, and The Real War On Inflation Has Not Begun. He was often interviewed on national television and invited to discuss his ideas at the White House with President Ford’s Board of Economic Advisors. He was a prolific and published writer, authoring a daily syndicated newspaper column and a series of articles for the Ashtabula Star Beacon on the importance of economics in daily living.
He received numerous awards, including the Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellence. Mr. Morrison received the President’s Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the County Growth Partnership and Special Recognition by the State of Ohio Department of Development. He was the director of the Ohio Manufacturer’s Association. He believed his greatest contribution was creating jobs for thousands of families in the Ashtabula area and elsewhere.
Plastics processing, Plastics business management, Plastics materials