Background
Pettit, George Robert was born on June 8, 1929 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Robert and Florence Elizabeth (Seymour) Pettit.
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George Robert Pettit
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George Robert Pettit, American chemistry educator, cancer researcher Recipient Distinguished Research Professorship award Arizona State University, 1978-1979, Alumni Achievement award Washington State University, 1984; recipient Research Achievement award American Society Pharmacolgnosy, 1995; named Dalton Professor Medicinal Chemistry andCancer Research, 1986, Regents Professor Chemistry, 1990.
Education
Graduate teaching assistant.
Career
With United States Air Force Reserve, 1951-1954.
Achievements
Membership
Member of advisory board Washington State University Foundation, 1981-1985. Fellow American Institute Chemists (Pioneer award 1989, Arizona Governor"s Excellence award 1993). Member American Chemical Society (awards committee 1968-1971, 78-81, Guether award in theChemistry of Natural Products 1998), Chemical Society (London), Pharmacognosy Society, American Association Cancer Research, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Connections
Married Margaret Jean Benger, June 20, 1953. Children: William Edward, Margaret Sharon, Robin Kathleen, Lynn Benger, George Robert III. Bachelor of Science, Washington.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Research Professorship award Arizona State University, 1978-1979, Alumni Achievement award Washington State University, 1984. Recipient Research Achievement award American Society Pharmacolgnosy, 1995. Named Dalton Professor Medicinal Chemistry andCancer Research, 1986, Regents Professor Chemistry, 1990.Recipient Distinguished Research Professorship award Arizona State University, 1978-1979, Alumni Achievement award Washington State University, 1984. Recipient Research Achievement award American Society Pharmacolgnosy, 1995. Named Dalton Professor Medicinal Chemistry andCancer Research, 1986, Regents Professor Chemistry, 1990.