Background
Swarthout, Barbara Elaine was born on September 21, 1930 in Ionia, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Karl William and Margaret Stella (Kirk) Stearns.
Swarthout, Barbara Elaine was born on September 21, 1930 in Ionia, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Karl William and Margaret Stella (Kirk) Stearns.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1952.
Technical library, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1952-1953; chemical abstractor, Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, 1954-1957; administrative assistant to vice president research and medical affairs, Miles laboratories, Inc., Elkhart, Indiana, 1957-1960; chemist, Illinois Cereal Mills, Inc., Paris, Illinois, 1976-1990; technical writer, Paris, since 1987.
President PTO, Paris, Illinois, 1968. Troop leader Covered Bridge council Girl Scouts United States, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1968-1973, board directors, 1976-1989, district chair, 1976-1980, vice president, committee chair, committee member, 1976-1989. Member American Chemical Society, Society for Technology Communication.
Married Earl Jack Swarthout, March 28, 1953. Children: Paul Alan, Susan Diane.