Background
Guthrie, Frank Albert was born on February 16, 1927 in Madison, Indiana, United States. Son of Ned and Gladys (Glick) Guthrie.
Guthrie, Frank Albert was born on February 16, 1927 in Madison, Indiana, United States. Son of Ned and Gladys (Glick) Guthrie.
AB, Hanover College, 1950. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1962.
Member of faculty, Rose-Hulman Institute Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, since 1952; associate professor, Rose-Hulman Institute Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1962-1967; professor of chemistry, Rose-Hulman Institute Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1967-1994; professor emeritus, Rose-Hulman Institute Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, since 1994; department chairman, Rose-Hulman Institute Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1969-1972; chief health professions adviser, Rose-Hulman Institute Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1975-1994. Kettering visiting lecturer University of Illinois, Urbana, 1961-1962. Visiting professor of chemistry United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1987-1988, 93-94.
Member executive board Wabash Valley council Boy Scouts American, 1971-1987, scoutmaster, 1979-1982, advisory board, since 1988, vice president for scouting, 1976. Member selection chairman Leadership Terre Haute, 1978-1980. Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946.
Fellow Indiana Academy of Sciences (treasurer 1966-1968, president 1970, chairman academy foundation trustees since 1986). Member American Chemical Society (secretary 1973-1977, editor directory 1965-1977, chairman division analytical chemistry 1979-1980. Local section activities committee 1982-1986, nominations and elections committee 1988-1994, secretary 1992-1994, council policy committee 1995, constitution and bylaws committee 1996-2002, membership affairs committee, since 2003, chairman Wabash Valley section 1958, counselor since 1980, steering committee for joint central-Great Lakes regional meetings, Indianapolis, 1978, 91, visiting associate committee professional training since 1984, chairman analytical chemistry examination institute standard examination 1994, Distinguished Service award 2005), Coblentz Society, Midwest Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference, Hanover College Alumni Association (president 1974, Alumni Achievement award 1977), Masons (32 degree), Sigma Xi (treasurer Wabash Valley chapter 1994-1998), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Chi Sigma (Electrical Engineer Dunlap scholarship selection committee since 1986, chairman since 1990, director expansion 1995-1999, professional representative 1997-2000), Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Indiana State University (steering committee since 2008).
Married Marcella Glee Farrar, June 12, 1955. Children: Mark Alan, Bruce Bradford, Kent Andrew, Lee Farrar.