Roy Lester Whistler

Background

Whistler, Roy Lester was born on March 31, 1912 in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Son of Park H. and Cloe (Martin) Whistler.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Heidelberg College, 1934. Honorary Doctor of Science, Heidelberg College, 1957. Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1935.

Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1938. Doctor of Literature (honorary), St. Thomas Institute, 1982. Doctor of Agriculture, Purdue University, 1985.

Career

Instructor chemistry, Iowa State University, 1935-1938; research fellow, Bureau Standards, 1938-1940; section leader department agriculture, Northern Regional Research Laboratory, 1940-1946; professor biochemistry, Purdue University, 1946-1976; Hillenbrand distinguished professor, assistant department head, Purdue University, 1974-1982; Hillenbrand distinguished professor emeritus, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, since 1982; chairman, Institute Agricultural Utilization Research, 1961-1975; president, Lafayette Applied Chemistry Inc., since 1980. Visiting lecturer U. Witwatersrand, 1961, 65, 77, 85, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, 1968, 85, Japan, 1969, Taiwan, 1970, Argentina, 1971, New Zealand, 1976, Valadovstok, 1976, Polish Academy Science, 1972, 78, Taiwan,1978, Australia, 1967, 74, Academy Science, France, 1975, Vladivostock Academy Science, 1976, Brazil, 1977, Egypt, 1979. Lecturer Bradley Polytech.

Institute, 1941-1942, People's Republic of China, 1985. Adviser Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Chemistry. Industrial consultant director Pfanstiehl Laboratory, Inc., Greenwich Pharmaceutical Inc., FruteTec.

Member National Research Council subcommittee nomenclature biochemistry. President Lafayette (Indiana) Applied Chemistry. Board directors Banproco Corporation, Amaranth Resources.

Achievements

• Roy Lester Whistler has been listed as a noteworthy chemist, educator, industrialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Carbohydrate Chemistry for Food Scientists

    (Carbohydrate Chemistry for Food Scientists, Second Editio...)

  • Guar: Agronomy, Production, Industrial Use, and Nutrition

    (A biochemist and an agronomist present the known facts - ...)

  • Industrial Gums, Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives by Roy L. & Bemiller, James N. (Editors) Whistler (1959-05-03)
  • Industrial Gums: Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives By Whistler, Roy L ( Author ) Hardcover 1993
  • Guar: Agronomy, Production, Industrial Use, and Nutrition by Roy L. Whistler (1979-06-01)
  • Methods in Carbohydrate Chemistry: General Polysaccharides

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chairman Purdue section 1949-1950, carbohydrate division 1951, cellular division 1962, national councilor 1953-1987, board directors 5th district 1955-1958, chairman committee education and students, chairman sub-committee polysaccharide nomenclature, symposium dedicated in his honor 1979, honorary fellow award cellulose division 1983, Hudson award 1960, Anselme Payen award 1967, Carl Lucas Alsburg award 1970, Spencer award 1970, 75, Distinguished Service award 1983, named one of 10 outstanding chemists Chicago section 1948), American Institute Chemists (president 1982-1983, Gold medal 1992), American Association Cereal Chemists (president 1978), International Carbohydrate Union (president 1972-1974). Member Lafayette Applied Chemistry (president 1970-1994), Argentine Chemical Society (life), Rotary (president 1966), Sigma Xi (president Purdue section 1957-1959, national executive committee 1958-1962, honorary life member since 1983), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Rotary (president 1966).

Connections

Married Leila Anna Barbara Kaufman, September 6, 1935 (deceased 1994). 1 child, William Harris.

Father:

Park H. Whistler

Mother:

Cloe (Martin) Whistler

Spouse:

Leila Anna Barbara Kaufman

child:

William Harris Whistler