Background
Pence, Leland Hadley was born on October 1, 1911 in Kearney, Missouri, United States. Son of Samuel Anderson and Rosa Louise (Reid) Pence.
Pence, Leland Hadley was born on October 1, 1911 in Kearney, Missouri, United States. Son of Samuel Anderson and Rosa Louise (Reid) Pence.
Bachelor of Science, University Florida, 1932. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1937.
Teaching fellow, University of Michigan Department Chemistry, Ann Arbor, 1933-1937; organic research chemist, Bio-chemical Research Foundation of Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1937-1939; instructor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1939-1942; assistant professor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1942-1945; senior scientist, Difco laboratories, Inc., Detroit, 1945-1983. Organic research chemist Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, summer 1940. Research fellow California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1943.
Active Tax Review Board, Ferndale, Michigan, since 1990. Trustee Presbyterian Church, 1969-1975, 1978-1981. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Chemical Society (emeritus, Detroit executive board 1950-1952, certified), Tissue Culture Association, Audubon Society, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Wilderness Society, World Wildlife Fund, National Wildlife Federation, Circumnavigators Club, Detroit Economics Club, Sigma Xi, Kappa Kappa Psi.
Married Mary Ellen Elliott, August 6, 1938. Children: Jean, Daniel, Elizabeth.