Herbert D. (Ted) Doan was a businessman and philanthropist and the last Dow family member to serve as CEO of The Dow Chemical Company — the company founded by his grandfather in 1897. Doan, who was president and CEO from 1962-71, is credited with transforming Dow from an obscure firm that made chemicals for other companies into one of the most widely known U.S. companies and one of the world’s half-dozen largest chemical companies. Mr. Doan believed strongly in entrepreneurship and served as chairman of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, which was founded in honor of his grandparents. Mr. Doan passed away in 2006, but is survived by his wife, Junia, their daughter, Alexandra Anne Alden Doan; and Doan’s children from a previous marriage, Jeffrey, Christine, Michael, and Ruth Doan France.
