Background
Schug, Kenneth Robert was born on August 27, 1924 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Lester and Marion Henry (Hulbert) Schug.
Schug, Kenneth Robert was born on August 27, 1924 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Lester and Marion Henry (Hulbert) Schug.
Student, Johns Hopkins University, 1942-1943; Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1955.
Instructor, Seton Hall College, South Orange, New Jersey, 1948-1950;
research associate, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1954-1956;
instructor, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1956-1959;
assistant professor, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1959-1965;
associate professor, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1965-1975;
professor of chemistry, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, since 1975;
department chairman chemistry, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1976-1982, 85-87, 89-90. Project director Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers Program, since 1979. Project co-director Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement, since 1985;project director Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Biological Sciences Program, 1992-1997.
Consultant Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1960-1962.
Trustee Michael Reese Health Plan, Chicago, 1976-1991, Michael Reese Foundation, since 1991. Board directors Hyde Park Consumers Cooperative Society, 1982-1994. Member American Chemical Society (director, officer Chicago section 1978-1984).
Married Miyoko Ishiyama, June 13, 1948. Children: Carey Tyler, Carson Blake, Reed Porter.