Background
Hitzman, Donald Oliver was born on December 2, 1926 in Milwaukee. Son of Walter John and Irene (Smith) Hitzman.
Hitzman, Donald Oliver was born on December 2, 1926 in Milwaukee. Son of Walter John and Irene (Smith) Hitzman.
AB, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1948; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1954.
Resident microbiologist, Texaco Company, Long Beach, California, 1951; senior research associate, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1954-1985; vice president research, Geo-Microbial Technology, Inc., Ochelata, Oklahoma, since 1985.
With United States Army Air Force, 1944-1945. Member Society Microbiology, Society Industrial Microbiology, American Chemical Society.
Married Mary Elizabeth Neumann, August 20, 1952. Children: Murray W., Daniel C.