Camden Arthur Coberly

Background

Coberly, Camden Arthur was born on December 21, 1922 in Elizabeth, West Virginia, United States. Son of James G. Blaine and Edith Luella (Simpson) Coberly.

Education

Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1944; Master of Science, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1949.

Career

Chemical engineer, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, 1949-1955; chief engineer, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, 1955-1964; professor chemical engineering, associate director Engineering Experiment Station, University of Wisconsin, 1964-1968; department chairman chemical engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1968-1971; associate dean College Engineering, Engineering Experiment Station, University of Wisconsin, 1971-1986; professor chemical engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1986-1992; professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1992.

Achievements

• Camden Arthur Coberly has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Society Engineering Education, American Association of University Professors, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Gamma Epsilon.

Connections

Married Lenore McComas, June 14, 1946. Children: Catherine Elaine, Elizabeth Ann Coberly Benforado, Charles Owen, Robert Olaf.

Father:

James G. Blaine Coberly

Mother:

Edith Luella (Simpson) Coberly

Spouse:

Lenore McComas

child:

Catherine Elaine Coberly

child:

Elizabeth Ann Coberly Benforado Coberly

child:

Charles Owen Coberly

child:

Robert Olaf Coberly