Roy Melville Adams

Background

Adams, Roy Melville was born on October 19, 1919 in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. Son of Richard Cameron and Mary Belle (Edgar) Adams.

Education

Bachelor, Sterling College, 1940. Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1949.

Career

Research coordinator, Callery Chemical Colorado., Callery, Pennsylvania, 1952-1958; chemistry teacher, Geneva College, BeaverFalls, Pennsylvania, since 1946.

Achievements

• Roy Melville Adams has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Community College Beaver County, Monaca, Pennsylvania, 1963-1973. With United States Navy, 1943-1945. Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Royal Society Chemical, American Scientific Affiliation.

Interests

• Avocation: farming.

Connections

Married Madelyn Irene Woods, June 21, 1946. Children: Melville, Renwick, Jonathan, Joel.

Father:

Richard Cameron Adams

Mother:

Mary Belle (Edgar) Adams

Spouse:

Madelyn Irene Woods

child:

Joel Adams

child:

Jonathan Adams

child:

Renwick Adams

child:

Melville Adams