James Kendall Hurst

Background

Hurst, James Kendall was born on October 17, 1940 in Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. Son of Ernst Paul and Mary Eleanor (Bacon) Albrecht.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Cornell College, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1966-1969; assistant professor of chemistry, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, 1969-1973; associate professor, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, 1973-1979; professor, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, since 1979; chairman, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, 1979-1983. Visiting professor Ecole Polytechnique Federale, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1980-1981, 85-86. Consultant McDonnell-Douglas, St. Louis, 1980-1982.

Achievements

• James Kendall Hurst has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator, consultant, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary Portland (Oregon) Chemists Supporting the Pauling Award Committee, 1982-1985. Member American Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Karen Sue Elder, June 12, 1966. Children: Harvey, Vincent.

Father:

Ernst Paul Albrecht

Mother:

Mary Eleanor (Bacon) Albrecht

Spouse:

Karen Sue Elder

child:

Harvey Hurst

child:

Vincent Hurst