Background
Schweppe, Joseph Louis was born on January 11, 1921. Son of Edward Louis and Dora Vanneta (Jenkins) Schweppe.
Schweppe, Joseph Louis was born on January 11, 1921. Son of Edward Louis and Dora Vanneta (Jenkins) Schweppe.
BSChE, University Missouri, 1942. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Missouri, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1950.
Junior chemical engineer Tennessee Valley Authority, Wilson Dam, Alabama, 1942-1943. Chemical engineer du Pont, Orange, Texas, 1949-1952. Senior project engineer C.F. Braun, Alhambra, California, 1952-1958.
Professor, chairman department mechanical engineering University Houston, 1958-1963. President Houston Engineering Research Corporation, Houston, 1960-1990. Chairman board JK Control Systems, Inc., 1991-1996.
Elder St. John's Presbyterian Church, Houston, 1965-1967. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Willa Johnson, April 18, 1942. Children: Laura Thorp, Anna Tollison, Mona Depew.