Ralph Thomas Myers

Background

Myers, Ralph Thomas was born on March 28, 1921 in Maidsville, West Virginia, United States. Son of Harrison Lonzo and Martha Jane (Nuce) Myers.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, West Virginia University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, West Virginia University, 1949.

Career

Research associate Manhattan project, Columbia University, New York City, 1944-1945; associate professor, Waynesburg College, Wagnesburgh, Pennsylvania, 1948-1951; assistant professor of chemistry, Colorado School Mines, Golden, 1951-1956; professor of chemistry, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1956-1987; professor emeritus, Kent (Ohio) State University, since 1987.

Achievements

• Ralph Thomas Myers has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board education, Kent, 1990-1993, president, 1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Ohio Academy Science, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, golf.

Connections

Married Dorothy Kraus (divorced);m. Evelyn Lightfoot (divorced). Children: Paul, Alice, Mary.

Married Dorothy Amelia VanWert, March 22, 1986.

Father:

Harrison Lonzo Myers

Mother:

Martha Jane (Nuce) Myers

Spouse:

Dorothy Kraus

Spouse:

Dorothy Amelia VanWert

child:

Alice Myers

child:

Paul Myers

child:

Mary Myers