Background
Sutherland, John Bennett was born on February 21, 1918 in Burlingame, Kansas, United States. Son of Earl Wilbur and Edith May (Hartshorn).
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John Bennett Sutherland
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Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1939. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University Pittsburgh, 1946.
Career
Research engineer Texaco, Port Arthur, Texas, 1940-1941. Research assistant Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1941-1943. Assistant professor Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1943-1946.
President Sutherland-Becker Laboratory, Burlingame, Kansas, 1946-1962. Executive director Kans State Industrial Development Commission State of Kansas, Topeka, 1953-1956. Director planning and research Butler Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1956-1965.
Director industrial research and extension University Missouri System, Columbia, 1966-1980. Executive director, vice president Master Practitioners, Inc., Sedalia, Missouri, 1983-1984. Professor emeritus University Missouri, Columbia, since 1980.
Consultant Kansas Industrial Development Commission, 1946-1953. Department director economic development Office Industrial Development Studies Report Series, 1966. Member Science Advisory Commission, Kansas City, Missouri, 1962.
Achievements
Membership
Member Governor's Energy Advisory Committee, State of Missouri, 1970. Treasurer Public School District, Burlingame, Kansas, 1948. Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Rotary Club (president 1949-1950).
Connections
Son of; married Maxine Louise Turvey, October 13, 1935. Children: John Walter, Max Earl, Lynn Ann Sutherland Bradshaw.
