Background
Speck, Marvin Luther was born on October 6, 1913 in Middletown, Maryland, United States. Son of John Luther and Pearl Lighter (Wilhide) Speck.
Speck, Marvin Luther was born on October 6, 1913 in Middletown, Maryland, United States. Son of John Luther and Pearl Lighter (Wilhide) Speck.
Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1935. Master of Science, University Maryland, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1940.
Instructor microbiology University Maryland, 1940-1941. Assistant chief bacteriologist National Dairy Research Laboratories, Baltimore, 1941-1947. Member faculty North Carolina State University at Raleigh, since 1947, professor food microbiology, 1951-1979, William Neal Reynolds professor food science, 1957-1979, professor emeritus, since 1979.
Lecturer American Institute Chemical Engineers, 1978-1979. Special consultant United States Public Health Service, 1950-1962, Department of Health, 1967-1970.
Fellow American Academy Microbiology (board governors 1976), Institute Food Technologists (national lecturer 1968). Member American Society Microbiology (vice chairman 1976-1977, chairman section 1977-1979), American Dairy Science Association (Borden award dairy manufacturing 1959, Pfizer-Lewis award for research on cheese 1967), North Carolina Dairy Products Association (Distinguished Service award 1976), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta.
Married Jean Moler Critchlow, September 11, 1940. Children: Linda Jean, Martha Loraine, Susan Carol.