Alvin Lester Beilby

Background

Beilby, Alvin Lester was born on September 17, 1932 in Watsonville, California, United States. Son of Claud Eldred and Elma Fern (Hockabout) Beilby.

Education

Bachelor with honors, San Jose State University, 1954. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1958.

Career

Instructor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1958-1960; assistant professor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1960-1966; associate professor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1966-1972; professor of chemistry, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1972-1998; department chairman chemistry, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1972-1985; chairman science division, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1987-1990; consultant, professor emeritus, Pomona College, Claremont, California, since 1998; Wig distinguished professor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1998. Visiting scholar University of Illinois, Urbana, 1964-1965. Guest worker, research chemistNat.

Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1971-1972. Guest worker Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1979-1980. Guest professor Uppsala U., Sweden, 1986-1987.

Achievements

• Alvin Lester Beilby has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Moderator Claremont United Church of Christ Congressional, 1975-1977. Vice moderator, moderator, board directors Southern California Conference, United Church of Christ, 1983-1985. Corporation member Congressional Homes, Inc., Pomona, California, 1986-1992, Pilgrim Place, Claremont, 1994-2007, chair finance committee, 1995-2000, board directors, 1996-2007, treasurer, 1998-2000.

Board directors California Christian Home, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Rosemead, California, 1990-1996, 98-2003, treasurer, 1993-1995, 99-2000, secretary, 1995-1996, vice president, 2000-2002, president, 2002-2003. Board directors Petterson Museum Intercultural Arts, Pilgrim Place, Claremont, since 1998, treasurer, finance coordinator since 2001. Board trustees Disciples Seminary Foundation, Claremont, since 2005, treasurer since 2008.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (petroleum research fund faculty award for advanced study 1964-1965), Western Association Advisors for Health Professions (1st chairman 1970-1971, special recognition award 1995), Society Western Analytical Professors (annual meeting co-chairman 1977), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: choral singing, England handbell ringing, photography, traveling.

Connections

Married Ruby Irene Nelson, June 21, 1958. Children: Mark Alfred, Lorene Sigrid.

Father:

Claud Eldred Beilby

Mother:

Elma Fern (Hockabout) Beilby

Spouse:

Ruby Irene Nelson

child:

Mark Alfred Beilby

child:

Lorene Sigrid Beilby