Raised on a farm in Oregon City, Marcia (pronounced mar-see-uh) Schrump, daughter of Vera and Clay Schrump, graduated from a local high school and didn’t stray too far from home to attend college. She graduated from Oregon State with a Bachelor of Science degree then left Oregon and headed to Ithaca, New York to pursue a master’s degree at Cornell. While researching her thesis, she interviewed for a job with American Viscose Corporation, manufacturer of rayon and other synthetic fibers, in New York City. The company operated from 1910 until 1976 when it was renamed Avtex. Avtex shuttered in…..