Background
Osterheld, Robert Keith was born on April 19, 1925 in Brooklyn. Son of Albert Henry and Hilda Pearl (Heatlie) Osterheld.
Osterheld, Robert Keith was born on April 19, 1925 in Brooklyn. Son of Albert Henry and Hilda Pearl (Heatlie) Osterheld.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1950.
Instructor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1950-1954; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Montana, Missoula, 1954-1958; associate professor, U. Montana, Missoula, 1958-1965; professor, U. Montana, Missoula, 1965-1990; professor emeritus, U. Montana, since 1990; department chairman, U. Montana, Missoula, 1973-1990.
Member Florence (Montana) School Board, 1969-1975, chairman, 1972-1973, 74-75. Board directors Montana School Board Association, Helena, 1973-1975. Council member Florence-Carlton Community Church, 1965-1990, treasurer, 1965-1990.
Served to sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1945-1947. Member of North America Thermal Analysis Society, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Jean Drake Evans, June 28, 1952. Children: Robert Keith, Albert Laighton, James Evans, Thomas Heatlie.