Background
Pankratz, Ronald Ernest was born on April 19, 1918 in Moundridge, Kansas, United States. Son of Cornelius G. and Margaret (Regier) Pankratz.
Pankratz, Ronald Ernest was born on April 19, 1918 in Moundridge, Kansas, United States. Son of Cornelius G. and Margaret (Regier) Pankratz.
AB, Bethel College, 1941. Postgraduate, University Kansas, 1942.
Chemist, Atlas Powder Company, St. Louis, 1942-1943; chemist, Presstite Engineering Company, St. Louis, 1943-1946; chemist, Cole Chemical Company, St. Louis, 1946-1948; chemist, Flint Eaton & Company, Decatur, Illinois, 1948-1957; chief chemist, Fort Dodge (Iowa) laboratories, 1957-1962; director pharmaceutical control, Diamond laboratories, Des Moines, 1962-1964; senior research chemist, Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, 1965-1969; senior chemist, Polysci., Niles, Illinois, 1969-1993; retired, 1993.
Married Marjorie Smith, June 18, 1943. Children: Susan, Ronald, Christine, Frieda, Peter, Rebecca, Linda, Gretchen.