Background
Walker, Joseph was born on December 28, 1922 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph H. and Elizabeth (McEachran) Walker.
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Joseph Walker
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Bachelor of Science with high honors, Beloit College, 1943; Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1950.
Career
Senior research chemist, Pure Oil Corporation Research Center, Crystal Lake, Illinois, 1950-1951; project technologist, Pure Oil Corporation Research Center, 1952-1954; section supervisor, Pure Oil Corporation Research Center, 1954-1958; division director analytical research and service division, Pure Oil Corporation Research Center, 1958-1964; research coordinator, Pure Oil Corporation Research Center, 1964; director research, Pure Oil Corporation Research Center, 1965; associate director research, Union Oil Corporation of California, Research Center, Brea, California, 1966-1978; vice president chemical research, Union Oil Corporation of California, Research Center, 1979-1985.
Achievements
Membership
President School Board, Crystal Lake, 1963-1965. Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society, American Petroleum Institute, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Connections
Married June Farley Enerson, January 22, 1944. Children— Joseph A., Amy E., Richard H., Jeanne A.
