Background
Vernon, Clarence Clark was born on April 28, 1896 in Milo, Iowa, United States. Son of Marion T. and Martha Jane (Clark) Vernon.
Vernon, Clarence Clark was born on April 28, 1896 in Milo, Iowa, United States. Son of Marion T. and Martha Jane (Clark) Vernon.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State at Ames, 1921, Master of Science, 1924, Doctor of Philosophy, 1928.
Bernice. Graduate assistant, Iowa State College, 1921-1922, instructor, 1924-1926, senior instructor, 1926-1928. Assistant professor organic chemistry, University of Louisville (Kentucky), 1928-1936, associate professor 1936-1942, associate professor and acting head chemistry department, 1942-1946, professor and head chemistry department since 1946.
Served United States Navy, 1917-1919. Member American Chemical Society (local chairman 1936.
Married Anna Bernice Brooks, September 20, 1922.