Background
Wilhelm, Walter Eugene was born on May 16, 1931 in St. Louis. Son of Eugene and Emily Pauline (Ohnmeiss) Wilhelm.
Wilhelm, Walter Eugene was born on May 16, 1931 in St. Louis. Son of Eugene and Emily Pauline (Ohnmeiss) Wilhelm.
AB, Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, 1955. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, 1965.
Teacher, St. Louis public schools, 1955-1957; teaching assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1958-1959; research assistant, University of Illinois, 1959-1960; research assistant, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1960-1962; lecturer, Southern Illinois U., 1962-1963; National Institutes of Health fellow, Southern Illinois U., 1963-1964; assistant professor biology, Memphis State University, 1964-1967; associate professor biology, Memphis State University, 1968-1984; professor biology, Memphis State University, since 1985.
With United States Army, 1952-1954. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Beta Beta Beta.
Married Joan M. Waeckerle, June 17, 1961. Children: James W., Karen Ann, Robert E.