Background
Balthis, Joseph Hendrickson was born on January 25, 1907 in Laytonsville, Maryland, United States. Son of Joseph H. and Verda (Griffith) Balthis.
Balthis, Joseph Hendrickson was born on January 25, 1907 in Laytonsville, Maryland, United States. Son of Joseph H. and Verda (Griffith) Balthis.
Bachelor of Science, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, 1929; Master of Science in Chemistry, West Virginia University, 1931; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1934.
Graduate assistant in chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1929-1931; graduate assistant in chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1931-1934; chemist, Experimental Station, DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1934-1942; chemist, group leader Manhattan Project, United States C.E., Chicago and Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1942-1944; chemist Experimental Station, DuPont Company, Wilmington, 1944-1967; patent liaison Experimental Station, DuPont Company, Wilmington, 1967-1972; chemist, Gold Crest Chemical Company, Mendenhall, Pennsylvania, 1977-1984.
Chairman Zoning Hearing Board, Kennett Township, Pennsylvania, 1963-1978. Chairman, president Southeastern District Community Chest, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1960-1962. Vice president Consolidated School District, Kennett Square, 1962-1975.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, Rotary (president 1967-1968).
Married Lutitia Elizabeth Templeman, June 22, 1932. Children: Joseph Robert, Elizabeth Anne Hull.