Background
Wylen, Gordon John Van was born on February 6, 1920 in Grant, Michigan, United States. Son of John and Effa (Bierema) Van Wylen.
Wylen, Gordon John Van was born on February 6, 1920 in Grant, Michigan, United States. Son of John and Effa (Bierema) Van Wylen.
AB, Calvin College, 1942. Biosystems Engineering., University Michigan, 1942. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1947.
Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951.
Industrial engineer duPont Company, 1942-1943. Instructor mechanical engineering Pennsylvania State University, 1946-1948. Assistant professor mechanical engineering University Michigan, 1951-1955, associate professor, 1955-1957, professor, 1957-1972, chairman department, 1958-1965, dean College Engineering, 1965-1972.
President Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1972-1987, president emeritus, since 1987.
(Softcover book includes floppy disk entitled: "CATT: Comp...)
(634 pp Seriens in Thermal and Transport Science, GJ. Van ...)
(Thermodynamics)
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Phi Beta Kappa (honorary), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Margaret E. DeWitt, December 29, 1951. Children: Elizabeth Ann Van Wylen Rudenga, Stephen John, Ruth Margaret Van Wylen Jasperse, David Gordon, Emily Jane Van Wylen Overway.