Robert Clifford Duty

Background

Duty, Robert Clifford was born on September 28, 1931 in Morrison, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Sulvester and Edna Lucile (Gregory) Duty.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1953; Master of Education in Administration, Midwestern U., Wichita Falls, Texas, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Iowa, 1961.

Career

Chemist, Exxon Petroleum Company, Baton Rouge, 1960-1961; professor of chemistry, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1961-1963; professor of chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, 1963-1987; lecturer chemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, since 1989.

Achievements

• Robert Clifford Duty has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1957. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (secretary-treasurer Heart of Texas section since 1992), Sigma Xi (secretary-treasurer Baylor University club since 1992).

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, hunting, golfing.

Connections

Married Royce LaVerne Riley, August 17, 1958. Children: Dianna Michelle, David Michael.

Father:

Frank Sulvester Duty

Mother:

Edna Lucile (Gregory) Duty

Spouse:

Royce LaVerne Riley

child:

Dianna Michelle Duty

child:

David Michael Duty