Background
Russell, Walter Charles was born on October 1, 1892 in Bellaire, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles C. and Eliza Jane (Kneff) Russell.
Russell, Walter Charles was born on October 1, 1892 in Bellaire, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles C. and Eliza Jane (Kneff) Russell.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio Wesleyan, 1914, Se. Doctorate. (honorary), 1947; student Sorbonne, 1919, Harvard (graduate fellow in biochemistry), 1919-1920. Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1923.
Doctor of Philisophy, University of Chicago (Swift fellow in chemical, 1923-1925), 1927.
Elizabeth. Teacher Chillicothe (O.) high school, 1914-1915. Instructor chemical, Ohio Wesleyan, 1915-1917, Syracuse University, 1920-1923. Assistant professor agricultural biochemistry, Rutgers, 1925-1929, associate professor agricultural biochemistry, 1929-1931.
Professor and department chairman agricultural biochemistry.
Research splist. in agricultural biochemistry, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers, since 1925. Executive secretary graduate faculty, Rutgers University, 1935-1952, dean of the graduate school since July 1952.
Member advisory scientific council Committee on Foods of America Veterinary Medical Association and American Animal Hospital Association since 1937. Member National Research Council since 1943. Served as private to captain, Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1917-1919.
Member American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemists, American Institute Nutrition (member of council 1950-1953), Association Land-Grant Colleges Universities (chairman council on instruction 1952), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Experimental Biological and Medicine, Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).
Member editorial board Journal of Nutrition, 1945-1949.
Married Mildred Irene Stephens, August 25, 1923.