Background

Herndon, James Wallace was born on August 3, 1957 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Wallace Senior and Barbara Lou Herndon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1979; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1983.

Career

National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983-1985; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Maryland., College Park, 1985-1991; associate professor of chemistry, U. Maryland., College Park, 1991-1997; associate professor of chemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1997.

Achievements

• James Wallace Herndon has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Maureen Dorothy Machisak, November 14, 1987. Children: James Wallace III, Brynn Christiana.

Father:

James Wallace Senior Herndon

Mother:

Barbara Lou Herndon

Spouse:

Maureen Dorothy Machisak

child:

James Wallace III Herndon

child:

Brynn Christiana Herndon