Background
Schnell, Gene Wheeler was born on January 27, 1924 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. Son of Dewey S. and Daisy J. (Wheeler) Schnell.
Schnell, Gene Wheeler was born on January 27, 1924 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. Son of Dewey S. and Daisy J. (Wheeler) Schnell.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1947; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1957.
Microbiologist, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland., 1949-1957; senior scientist, group leader, Mead Johnson and Company, Evansville, Indiana, 1957-1963; section leader, Mead Johnson and Company, Evansville, Indiana, 1963-1969; principal investigator, Mead Johnson & Company, Evansville, Indiana, 1969-1973; manager microbiology, Kraft, Inc., Glenview, Illinois, 1973-1979; vice president, Bernard Wolnak and Associations, Chicago, 1979-1986; biotechnology consultant, G.W. Schnell and Associations, Glenview, since 1986. Presenter at science conferences.
Past chairman Official Church Board, Evansville. 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of America Microbiologists, American Chemical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Janet Elizabeth Berg, January 5, 1946. Children: Gary S., Bruce C., Christine Jo.