John Brockett Spencer

Background

Spencer, John Brockett was born on September 25, 1939 in Horton, Kansas, United States. Son of John Sheldon and Ellen Louise (Brockett) Spencer.

Education

Bachelor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1965.

Career

Instructor to professor of chemistry, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, since 1965; associate dean, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1983-1985, 97-98; chair chemistry department, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1979-1992. Visiting professor Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1967-1968, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1971-1972, University of California, Berkeley, 1979, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985, Cambridge U., England, 1993, U. Lund, Sweden, 1993.

Achievements

• John Brockett Spencer has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts, Letters, Madison, 1984-1985. Director ChemLinks Coalition, since 1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Civil Liberties Union, American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Barbara Kathleen McBride, July 11, 1964. Children: Scott Brockett, Brett Reed.

Father:

John Sheldon Spencer

Mother:

Ellen Louise (Brockett) Spencer

Spouse:

Barbara Kathleen McBride

child:

Scott Brockett Spencer

child:

Brett Reed Spencer