Philip C. Gregory
Phil Gregory is the vice chairman
of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, and was the
acting executive director of the NAWCC for seven months in 2006. He has
been on the Board since 2005.
Phil is a collector of early American clocks from
1800 to 1880. He particularly likes woodworks, Atkins, steeple on
steeple, and wagon spring examples. He has co-authored the book
The
Clocks of Irenus Atkins.
He has a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
and taught at the university for three years before serving
as a research officer in the U.S. Air Force.
Phil teaches reverse glass painting, stenciling,
woodwork repair, dial painting, and gold leafing in the Chapter 124
education program. He also teaches these classes for chapters
throughout the Midwest and as part of the NAWCC Field Suitcase Workshops.
He is a member of the Cog Counters, Chapters 1, 15,
80, 124, 139, and 185 and lectures at many regionals on Atkins, reverse
glass, and dial painting. He has prepared the exhibit for the Dallas
National and the Atkins exhibit for the Oklahoma National. He has held
all offices through president of Chapter 124 and he is an NAWCC Fellow.
He is a retired aerospace executive, has owned many
small businesses including a radio station in Oklahoma City, retail
stores in Houston, and a hair salon in Irving. His last professional job
was working as a missile design consultant in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
for three years for an English firm developing an air defense missile
for the French.
He and his wife Carol have six children and seven
grandchildren scattered throughout the United States. They live in Irving,
TX
and have a home in the National Forest in Arkansas.
Additional nonprofit experience includes being a
past director of the Dallas Natural History Museum, past-financial
director of the Orlando Civic Theatre, and past-chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Dayton Federal Employees Credit Union.
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