George Donald Blyholder

Background

Blyholder, George Donald was born on January 10, 1931 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Orlando and Lucy Pauline (Ramsey) Blyholder.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Valparaiso U., 1952; Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University Utah, 1956.

Career

Dupont postdoctoral fellow, University of Minnesota, 1956-1957; research associate, Johns Hopkins University, 1957-1959; assistant professor, U. Arkansas, 1959-1964; associate professor, U. Arkansas, 1964-1967; professor of chemistry, U. Arkansas, since 1966; vice department chairman, U. Arkansas, 1968-1972. Visiting professor of University Oxford, England, 1965-1966, Hokkaido U., Japan, 1972-1973. Visiting professor Cornell Univercity, 1980.

Visiting fellow U. Cambridge, England, 1988-1989.

Achievements

• George Donald Blyholder has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Professors (president U. Arkansas chapter 1977), American Chemical Society (chairman U. Arkansas section 1963, 77), Phi Beta Kappa (president U. Arkansas chapter 1976, 90), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Married Betty Sue Conrod, December 27, 1955. Children: Sylvia Jean, Andrew George, Victoria Elizabeth.

Father:

Orlando Blyholder

Mother:

Lucy Pauline (Ramsey) Blyholder

Spouse:

Betty Sue Conrod

child:

Victoria Elizabeth Blyholder

child:

Sylvia Jean Blyholder

child:

Andrew George Blyholder