Background
Purdue, Jack Olen was born on March 2, 1913 in McLoud, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Roy Argus Eugene and Ethel Viroca (Miller) Purdue.
Purdue, Jack Olen was born on March 2, 1913 in McLoud, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Roy Argus Eugene and Ethel Viroca (Miller) Purdue.
Bachelor, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1934. Master of Science, University Oklahoma, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1948.
Roustabout, Champlin Refining Company, Oklahoma City, 1935-1938; from instructor physics to distinguished professor of chemistry emeritus, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, since 1938; department chairman physical science, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1946; chairman division natural science, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1968-1978. Consultant chemist, since 1948.
Lieutenant Commander United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Oklahoma section 1955-1956), American Association of University Professors (chairman Oklahoma Baptist University chapter), Lions, Sigma Xi.
Married Caryl Iris Goodson, June 19, 1941. Children: James Richard, Helen Caryl, Eugene Olen.