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Rankin, John Carter was born on December 21, 1919 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Nelson Henry and Rosine Bonna (Carter) Rankin.
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John Carter Rankin, American consulting chemistry Recipient Distinguished Service award United States Department of Agriculture, 1955, 64; Federal Inventors award unites states department Commerce, 1980. Served with United States Army, 1944-1946.; Member American Chemical Society, American Association Cereal Chemists, Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Bradley University, 1942, Master of Science, 1955. Project leader derivatives and polymers, exploration research cereal products Northern Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois, 1946-1979. Consultant in starch chemistry, since 1980.
Career
Project leader derivatives and polymers, exploration research Northern Regional Research Center, United States Department Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois, 1946-1979. Consultant in starch chemistry, from 1980.
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Membership
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American Chemical Society, American Association Cereal Chemists, Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Ruth Elizabeth Kirk, August 8, 1943. Children: Christine, Mark, Ellen.
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Service award United States Department of Agriculture, 1955, 64. Federal Inventors award unites states department Commerce, 1980.Recipient Distinguished Service award United States Department of Agriculture, 1955, 64. Federal Inventors award unites states department Commerce, 1980.