Murray Lane Laver

Background

Laver, Murray Lane was born on March 7, 1932 in Warkworth, Ontario, Canada. Son of Oscar Frederick and Clara Gertrude (Lane) Laver.

Education

Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1959.

Career

Research chemist, Westreco Inc. (Nestlé Company), Marysville, Ohio., 1959-1963; research scientist, Rayonier Canada, Vancouver, B.C., 1963; professional specialist, Weyerhaeuser Company, Seattle, 1964-1967; research fellow, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968-1969; associate professor forest products department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1969. Research fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1978.

Consultant Tooze Marshall Holloway & Duden, Portland, Oregon, 1988-1990, American Cemwood, Albany, Oregon, since 1991, Black-Helterline, Portland, 1992-1993, Pozzi Wilson Atchison O'Leary & Conboy, Portland, since 1993.

Achievements

• Murray Lane Laver has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Speaker local high schools, Alsea and Philomath, Oregon, 1988, 90. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chair Oregon section 1985), New York Academy Science, Oregon Academy Science.

Connections

Married Mary Margaret Smolska, February 9, 1963. Children: Ann Margaret, Elizabeth Clara.

Father:

Oscar Frederick Laver

Mother:

Clara Gertrude (Lane) Laver

Spouse:

Mary Margaret Smolska

child:

Elizabeth Clara Laver

child:

Ann Margaret Laver