Background
Williamson, Kenneth Lee was born on April 13, 1934 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James D. and Mary June (Becker) Williamson.
Williamson, Kenneth Lee was born on April 13, 1934 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James D. and Mary June (Becker) Williamson.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude (National scholar), Harvard, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy (Allied Chemical and Dye Company fellow), University of Wisconsin, 1960.
Member faculty Mount Holyoke College, since 1961, professor chemistry, since 1969, Mary E. Woolley professor chemistry, 1984-1999, Mary E. Woolley professor chemistry emeritus, since 1999. Member Graduate faculty University Massachusetts, since 1965. Visiting professor Cornell University, 1966, Dartmouth College, 1986-1987, Harvard University, 1989-1990, University Trondheim, Norway, 1991, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 1991, University Amsterdam, Basel University, Switzerland, 1992, University Canterbury, New Zealand and University Auckland, New Zealand, 1994.
Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996, 97, California Institute of Technology, 2000.
Member South Hadley History Commission, since 1983, South Hadley Cultural Council, 2000-2003. Chair, Sycamores Committee, South Hadley History Society, since 1992. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Louise Hoerner, September 15, 1956. Children— Christopher Lee, Tania Louise, Kevin Keith.