Background
King, Kendall Willard was born on February 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
King, Kendall Willard was born on February 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1949. Master of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1952.
Member faculty Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1953-1968, professor biochemistry, 1959-1968, head department biochemistry and nutrition, 1966-1968. Assistant vice president-grants Research Corporation, program director Williams Waterman Program, 1968-1977, vice president grants, 1977-1983. Vice president Remick Associates, 1983-1985.
Associate dean Graduate School Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, since 1986. Research associate Columbia, 1959-1960. Adviser protein advisory group World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund/Pan American Health Organization.
Member science advisory committee Helen Keller International. Industrial consultant enzymes Remick Associates. Member committees National Academy of Sciences National Research Council.
Also member committee international nutrition programs. Member committee on pre-school child development International Union Nutrition Sciences. Also member United States Committee, grants committee United States Department Agriculture.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Institute Nutrition, American Society for Microbiology, American Society Biological Chemists, American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Food Technology, American Public Health Association, American Institute Chemists, American Institute Nutrition, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association Cereal Chemists, Sociedad Latin Americano de Nutricion, National Council University Research Administrators, Society Nutrition Education, Sigma Xi (president elect 1967), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Sigma.
Son of Charles Glen and Hilda (Bainton) K. 1947 divorced 1976; children– Virginia King Cavanagh, Russell Glen.