Background
Whitlock, Gaylord Purcell was born on July 7, 1917 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Patton and Ferne Iola (Purcell) Whitlock.
Whitlock, Gaylord Purcell was born on July 7, 1917 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Patton and Ferne Iola (Purcell) Whitlock.
Bachelor of Education, Southern Illinois University, 1939. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1942.
Professional Degree in Meteorology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1944.
Assistant professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1943-1947; technical sales advisor, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1947-1956; director health education, National Dairy Council, Chicago, 1956-1961; program leader agriculture expert service, University of California, Berkeley, 1961-1974; nutrition specialist, University of California, Davis, 1974-1979; professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1979; fieldman, Solano County Farm Bureau, Fairfield, California, since 1980.
Advisor Solano County Board Supervisors, Fairfield, since 1980. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member Rotary (president 1983-1984), Masons (chaplain).
Married Margaret Elizabeth Baumbach, August 14, 1941. Children: Margay Jo, Pamela Kay Nicholson.
