Background
Youngken, Heber Wilkinson was born on August 13, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Heber Wilkinson and Clara (Eastman) Youngken.
Youngken, Heber Wilkinson was born on August 13, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Heber Wilkinson and Clara (Eastman) Youngken.
Bachelor of Arts, Bucknell U., 1935; Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts College Pharmacy, 1938; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1942; student, Harvard Graduate School, 1938-1939; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Rhode Island, 1992.
Assistant biology and pharmacognosy, Massachusetts College Pharmacy, 1935-1939; teaching assistant pharmacognosy, College Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 1939-1942; from. instructor to professor pharmacognosy, U. Washington, Seattle, 1942-1957; department chairman, director medical plant laboratory, U. Washington, 1946-1957; professor pharmacognosy, dean, College Pharmacy, U. Rhode Island, 1957-1981; vice president academic affairs, College Pharmacy, U. Rhode Island, 1967-1968; provost health science affairs, College Pharmacy, U. Rhode Island, 1969-1981. Visiting professor U. London, 1970, U. Cairo, Egypt, 1977, 79, 81, 85.
Member Rhode Island Health Care Coordinating Council, Rhode Island Governor's Justice Commission;president Rhode Island Health Science Education Council, 1976-1977. Chairman of the section pharmacognosy/natural products Academy Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1976-1977. Board directors Rhode Island Society for Prevention Blindness, Health Data Resources, Inc., Rhode Island Search.
Board directors URI Foundation, president 1984-1987. With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Now captain Reserve; Fellow American Pharmaceutical Association, American Association College Pharmacy, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York Academy Science, American Society Hospital Pharmacists, Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Association (Toxicology award 1964, Man of Year award 1979, Bowl of Hygeia award 1989), American College Apothecary, Society Economics Botany, Rhode Island Society Hospital Pharmacists, American Society Pharmacognosy (president 1970), Rotarian Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma, Rho Chi, Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Daphne Goodwin, March 28, 1942. Children: John R., Richard C.