Donald V. Borst Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Donald V. Borst – age 86, of Knoxville, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022. He was born on Staten Island in New York in 1936. Donald retired in 1999 to Vonore, Tennessee. Donald was the President & CEO, Millennium Inorganic Chemicals (retired). He got his B.S. in 1957, in Chemical Engineering from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He then completed the Advanced Management Program, at Harvard Business School in 1974. Donald Borst enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in the fall of 1953 to study chemistry. He operated the Rhenium Laboratory before transferring to chemical engineering. As a chemical engineering student, he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Rohm & Hass. During his career, Borst was senior vice president of CF Industries, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of nitrogen, phosphate, and potash fertilizers in North America. He also served as president and CEO of Agritrans Corporation. In 1984, he joined SCM Chemicals as vice president, and two years later, he was appointed president and CEO of the company’s global business. In this capacity, he managed the second-largest producer of titanium dioxide in the United States and the third-largest in the world with some of the most modern and productive titanium dioxide facilities. Before his retirement in 1997, SCM Chemicals became Millennium Inorganic Chemicals. Upon retirement, Borst received the 1997 Industry Statesman Award from the National Paint and Coatings Association. In 1987, Borst took part in the Chemical Engineering Department’s Distinguished Alumni Seminar Series at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He also served the university as chair of the Advisory Council for Enhancement under chancellor William T. Snyder, the 2001 Nathan W. Dougherty Award recipient, and as a member of the Tickle College of Engineering’s Board of Advisors in 2002 and 2003. Donald was preceded in death by his parents, Vincent Henry Borst and Clara Dell Stair Borst; sister, Linda Louise Borst Jachetti; brothers, Joseph Rosco Borst and Vincent Joseph Borst. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Jane Harber Borst; children, Mary Jane Borst Myers, Vincent Thomas Borst (Linda), Robert Harber Borst (Mary), and Mark Andrew Borst (Danthika); grandchildren, Stephen Aaron Myers (Miki), Andrew Donald Borst, Ethan Alexander Borst; great grandchildren Cooper Aaron Myers and Zoe Adele Myers; sisters, Marlene Borst Monforte and Clara Borst Defazio; sister-in-law, Betty Claire Harber Jones Kenneth); numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Dr. Steven Prince and the nurses at Parkwest Medical Center. The Funeral Mass will take place on Friday, August 5, at 1:00 pm at All Saints Catholic Church. Family and friends will then travel to Highland Memorial Cemetery for a private entombment. In lieu of flowers memorials in Donald’s name may be made to Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, 318 N Gay St Suite 100, Knoxville, TN 37917. Arrangements by Rose Funeral & Cremation – Mann, www.rosefuneraltn.com

Tributes

Donald V. Borst

February 28, 1936 - July 17, 2022