Background
Peryam, David Roger was born on March 22, 1915 in Encampment, Wyoming, United States. Son of George G. and Marguerite (Knopf) Peryam.
Peryam, David Roger was born on March 22, 1915 in Encampment, Wyoming, United States. Son of George G. and Marguerite (Knopf) Peryam.
Bachelor, University Wyoming, 1939. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1961.
Research supervisor, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Louisville, Kentucky, 1940-1944; warehouse superintendent, Calvert Distilling, Relay, Maryland., 1947-1948; chief food acceptance department, Armed Forces Food and Container Institute, Chicago, 1949-1963; technical director, Peryam & Kroll Research, Chicago, 1963-1984; senior psychologist, Peryam & Kroll Research, Chicago, 1985-1992.
President Suburban Community Chest Council, Berwyn, Illinois, 1958-1959. Board directors United Way Park Forest, Illinois, 1953-1986, Rich E. High School, Park Forest, 1957-1960. Fellow American Society for Testing and Materials (merit award 1985), American Psychologist Association (secretary division 23 1967-1970).
Member Institute Food Technologists, American Marketing Association.
Married Margaret Gail Terwilliger, January 2, 1935 (deceased April 1976). Children: David B., Mary L., Kenneth F., Laura J. Married Nancy Jo Peryam, June 18, 1978.
Children: Eugene, Christine Weidner.