Background
Irving, George Washington was born on November 20, 1910 in Caribou, Maine, United States. Son of George Washington Senior and Adelaide Louise (Butman) Irving.
health science association administrator
Irving, George Washington was born on November 20, 1910 in Caribou, Maine, United States. Son of George Washington Senior and Adelaide Louise (Butman) Irving.
Bachelor of Science, George Washington University, 1933; Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, George Washington University, 1939; postgraduate, USDA Graduate School, 1933-1935; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1937.
Research fellow, George Washington University Medical School, 1935-1938;
research fellow Medical College, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1938-1939;
assistant in chemistry, Rockefeller Institute Medical Research, New York City, 1939-1942;
head protein research, USDA, New Orleans, 1942-1944;
division head, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland., 1944-1947;
assistant chief bureau of Chemistry, USDA, Washington, 1947-1954;
branch chief agricultural marketing service, USDA, Washington, 1954;
deputy administrator agricultural research service, USDA, Washington, 1954-1964;
associate administrator agricultural research service, USDA, Washington, 1964-1965;
administrator agricultural research service, USDA, Washington, 1965-1971;
research associate, Federal American Society Experimental Biology, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1985. Lecturer in antibiotics USDA Graduate School, Washington, 1946-1952. Lecturer inbiochemistry George Washington University Medical School, 1947-1953.
Executive vice president Agricultural Research Institute, Bethesda, 1982-1984. Vice president International Life Science Institute, Washington, 1985-1987. Freelance consultant in field.
Vice president, member graduate county George Washington U., 1956, member governing board, 1959-1960. Chairman science advisory board Sugar Research Foundation, New York, 1967-1971. Lecturer in field; trustee Nutrition Foundation, New York, 1965-1984, Chairman of the Board, 1983-1984.
Member food additives committee National Research Council, 1985-1989. Director Friends Agriculture Research, Beltsville, since 1985. Member advanced.bd. Emeritus Sciences Mathematicians, Engineers, 1990-1995.
Director Friends of Agricultural Research, Beltsville, since 1980.
Witness United States Congress, Washington, 1947-1971. Volunteer science teacher District of Columbia Public.Schs., 1990-1995. Primary lecturer 1st International Congress of Food Science and Technology, London, 1962, 3d Congress, Washington, 1970.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president, chair agriculture section 1962, member at large 1963-1967), Washington Academy Science (del representative Institute Food Technology 1946-1948, Physical Sciences award 1946, president 1955), Alpha Chi Sigma (president Washington chapter 1948-1949, associate editor national magazine Indianapolis 1970-1984, Svc. award 1968, Man of Year 1975). Member American Chemical Society (consultant 1978-1988), Chemical Society Washington (president 1953, Svc. award 1973), American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Am.Inst., Chemists, Toastmasters, Cosmos Club (president 1974-1975), Sigma Xi, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Married Frances Catherine Connell, June 4, 1938. Children: George Washington III, Mary Constance Fitzpatrick.