Carl Parsons, a former plant manager for TRW Automotive, has had a secondary career as a college instructor of rhetoric and literature. He has a BA and MA in English from West Virginia University; doctoral course work completed at the University of Pittsburgh, and a MS in Manufacturing Management from Kettering University. Born in Parkersburg, WV, he now resides in Kodak, TN, near Knoxville.<br> <br>
