Background
Futrell, Jean H. was born on October 20, 1933 in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. Son of Homer E. and Ellen Catherine (Padgett) Futrell.
Futrell, Jean H. was born on October 20, 1933 in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. Son of Homer E. and Ellen Catherine (Padgett) Futrell.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Louisiana Technology U., 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1958.
Research scientist, Exxon Research laboratories, Baytown, Texas, 1958-1959; section chief high energy chemistry, Aeropace Research laboratories, Dayton, Ohio., 1961-1966; associate professor of chemistry, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1967-1968; professor of chemistry, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1967-1968; chair chemistry and biochemistry, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1986; Willis F. Harrington professor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1989-1997.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, CCR (governing board of county for chemical research, since 1995, Executive Committee, 1995, chair government relations committee, since 1994, president-elect, program chair1997), American Society for Mass Spectrometry (founding member 1967, president 1976-1978), American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, American Institute of Physics, Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry, Hungarian Society for Mass Spectrometry, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Phi.
Married Earlene Welch, June 3, 1955 (divorced October 1976). Children: Craig Forrest, Alison Renee;m. Nancy Nielson Futrell, October 30, 1976 (divorced November 1987).
Married Anne Krohn Graham, June 30, 1988.