Walter Maya

Background

Maya, Walter was born on October 25, 1929 in New York City. Son of Walter and Harriet (Kaplan) Maya.

Education

Student, Pasadena (California) Community College, 1948-1950; Bachelor of Science with honors, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958.

Career

Research chemist, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1958-1959; research chemist, Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, California, 1959-1970; professor of chemistry, California Polytechnic U., Pomona, since 1971.

Achievements

• Walter Maya has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1951-1952, Korea. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: music, photography.

Connections

Married Karen Greenbaum, June 30, 1985;children: Lynn Maya Fenstermaker, Leslie Maya-Charles, Susan H., Theodore W.

Father:

Walter Maya

Mother:

Harriet (Kaplan) Maya

Spouse:

Karen Greenbaum

child:

Susan H. Maya

child:

Lynn Maya Fenstermaker Maya

child:

Theodore W. Maya

child:

Leslie Maya-Charles Maya