James Rutherford Fair

Background

Fair, James Rutherford was born on October 14, 1920 in Charleston, Missouri, United States. Son of James Rutherford and Georgia Irene (Case) Fair.

Education

Student, The Citadel, 1938-1940; Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute Technology, 1942; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1955; Doctor of Science (honorary), Washington U., 1977; HHD (honorary), Clemson U., 1987.

Career

Research engineer, Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, 1954-1956; with, Monsanto Company, 1942-1952, 56-79; engineering director corporation engineering department, Monsanto Company (World headquarters), St. Louis, 1969-1979; McKetta chair chemical engineering, University Texas, Austin, since 1979. Director, vice president Fractionation Research, Inc., Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1969-1979. President James R. Fair Inc., since 1981.

Achievements

• James Rutherford Fair has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway: The Story of a Regional Line (Railroads in America)

    ( The Louisiana & Arkansas Railway, known as "The Better ...)

  • Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook 8/E Section 14:Equipment for Distillation, Gas Absorption, Phase Dispersion, and Phase Separation

    (Now in its eighth edition, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Ha...)

  • The North Arkansas Line

    (The story of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad. Fr...)

Membership

Fellow AIChE (board directors 1965-1967, Walker award 1973, Practice award 1975, Founders award 1977, Institute lecturer 1979, Separation Technical award 1994). Member NSPE, National Academy of Engineering, American Chemical Society (Separation Science and Technical award 1993), American Society Engineering Education, Faculty Club University Texas, Headliners Club (Austin), Sigma Nu.

Connections

Married Merle Innis, Jan.14, 1950. Children: James Rutherford III, Elizabeth, Richard Innis.

Father:

James Rutherford Fair

Mother:

Georgia Irene (Case) Fair

Spouse:

Merle Innis

child:

James Rutherford III Fair

child:

Richard Innis Fair

child:

Elizabeth Fair