Background
McWhirter, John Ruben was born on December 29, 1937 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter and Mildred (Johnson) McWhirter.
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McWhirter, John Ruben was born on December 29, 1937 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter and Mildred (Johnson) McWhirter.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Illinois, 1959. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1962.
Postgraduate executive program, Stanford University, 1971.
Research engineer, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1962-1963; manager research and development, Mixing Equipment Company, Rochester, New York, 1963-1966; section engineer engineering development laboratory, Linde division Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda, New York, 1966-1967; division engineer engineering development laboratory, Linde division Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda, New York, 1967-1968; manager chemical engineering division and special projects, Linde division Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda, New York, 1968-1969; product manager, Linde division Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda, New York, 1969-1970; manager wastewater treatment systems, Linde division Union Carbide Corporation, New York City, 1970-1972; general manager environmental systems department, Linde division Union Carbide Corporation, New York City, 1973-1976; vice president, general manager environmental systems department, Linde division Union Carbide Corporation, New York City, 1977-1978; vice president, general manager insecticides and intermediates, agricultural products division Union Carbide, New York City, 1978-1983; vice president, general manager agricultural chemicals, agricultural products division Union Carbide, New York City, 1983-1986; professor chemical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, since 1986. President, Chief Executive Officer McWhirter Property Management, Inc, since 1996, Phosphazene Custom Synthesis, Inc., since 1997.
Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Arthur Dehan Little award 1991), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Management Association, American Chemical Society (Jacob F. Schoellkopf medal 1976), New York Academy of Sciences, Water Pollution Control Federation, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Tau, Alpha Chi Sigma, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Gail Balthrope, June 28, 1958 (divorced August 1978). Children: John Winfield, Andrew James, Mark Steven, Brian Michael. Married Anne Burlingham, March 31, 1979 (divorced December 1990).
Married Jeanette D. Heiser, March 21, 1992.
