Ronald Lee Rich

Background

Rich, Ronald Lee was born on March 29, 1927 in Washington, Illinois, United States. Son of Rufus Joseph Rich and Lillian May (Lantz) Sprunger.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Chemistry, Bluffton College, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1953.

Career

Research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963-1964; professor of chemistry, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, 1964-1966; professor of chemistry, International Christian U., Tokyo, 1966-1979; dean academic affairs, Bluffton (Ohio) College, 1979-1980; scholar in residence, Bluffton (Ohio) College, since 1981. Visiting professor Stanford (California) U., 1974, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1975, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1984. Electrochemical engineer North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Ronald Lee Rich has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Periodic Correlations

Membership

Member Lima Astronomical Society (president 1995-1997).

Connections

Married Elaine Horner Sommers, June 14, 1953. Children: Jonathan Joseph, Andrew Forrester, Miriam Sommers, Mark Monroe.

Father:

Rufus Joseph Rich Sprunger

Mother:

Lillian May (Lantz) Sprunger

Spouse:

Elaine Horner Sommers

child:

Mark Monroe Rich

child:

Andrew Forrester Rich

child:

Jonathan Joseph Rich

child:

Miriam Sommers Rich