Background
Zink, Robert Edwin was born on November 16, 1928 in Minneapolis. Son of Walter Leo and Blanche Maisie (Wisehaupt).
Zink, Robert Edwin was born on November 16, 1928 in Minneapolis. Son of Walter Leo and Blanche Maisie (Wisehaupt).
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1949; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1953.
Graduate teaching assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1949-1953;
instructor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1953-1954;
assistant professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1956-1960;
associate professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1960-1966;
professor mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1966;
assistant head department mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1965-1969;
assistant dean graduate school, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1969-1972. Lecturer George Washington University, Washington, 1955-1956. Visiting professor Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1961-1963.
Visiting professor University of California, Irvine, 1968-1969.
Active United Methodist Church, West Lafayette. With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member American Association of University Professors, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (chairman Indiana section 1966-1967), Elks, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Gloria Mae Brownell, September 8, 1950. Children: David Matthew, Richard James, William Thomas.
