Background
Mathis, Clyde Henry was born on May 16, 1913 in Tulsa. Son of Charlie B. and Rachel M. (Norcross) Mathis.
chemist oil company researcher
Mathis, Clyde Henry was born on May 16, 1913 in Tulsa. Son of Charlie B. and Rachel M. (Norcross) Mathis.
Bachelor, Kansas State University Pittsburg, 1935; Master of Science, Kansas State University Pittsburg, 1936.
Research chemist, Phillips Petroleum Company, Pittsburg, Kansas, 1936-1943; chief chemist butadiene plant, Phillips Petroleum Company, Borger, Texas, 1943-1952; chief process engineer butadiene plant, Phillips Petroleum Company, Borger, Texas, 1952-1957; chief chemist synthetic rubber, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1957-1964; process design chemist nylon chemicals, Phillips Petroleum Company, Lyon, France, 1964-1967; consultant synthetic rubber, Phillips Petroleum Company, Australia, Japan, 1967-1969; consultant fertilizer complex, Phillips Petroleum Company, Brazil, 1969-1970; environmental engineer, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, 1970-1976; retired, 1976.
Lay leader, lay minister Methodist Church Huntsville, Arkansas, since 1977. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Panhandle Plains section).
Married Esther N. Jones, August 1, 1936. Children: Rosemary L., Carl B., Barbara A.