Background
Whetsel, Kermit Bazil was born on December 9, 1923 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of William McKinley Whetsel and Dessie (Murray) Randich.
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Kermit Bazil Whetsel
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Kermit Bazil Whetsel, American Former chemist. Recipient Award of Merit, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1981. Member Kingsport School Board, 1979-1987; vice-chairman Sullivan County (Tennessee) Republican Party, 1987-1992. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Chemical Society (Speaker of Year N.E. Tennessee section 1964), Society Applied Spectroscopy, Kiwanis, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Education
Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1943; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tennessee, 1950.
Career
Chemist, development fellow, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1950-1986; retired, 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member Kingsport School Board, 1979-1987. Vice-chairman Sullivan County (Tennessee) Republican Party, 1987-1992. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Chemical Society (Speaker of Year N.E. Tennessee section 1964), Society Applied Spectroscopy, Kiwanis, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
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Married Virginia Hodges, March 29, 1924. Children: Richard, Robert, Andrew, Douglas.
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American -
Religion
Methodist -
Political Party
Republican