Background
Roelofs, Wendell Lee was born on July 26, 1938 in Orange City, Iowa, United States. Son of Edward and Edith (Beyers) Roelofs.
consultant biochemistry professor
Roelofs, Wendell Lee was born on July 26, 1938 in Orange City, Iowa, United States. Son of Edward and Edith (Beyers) Roelofs.
Bachelor of Science, Central College, Pella, Iowa, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1964. Doctor of Science (honorary) (honorary), Central College, Pella, Iowa, 1985.
Doctor of Science (honorary) (honorary), Indiana University, 1986. Doctor of Science (honorary) (honorary), Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1988. Doctor of Science (honorary), University of Lund, Sweden, 1989.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Free University Brussels, 1989.
Predoctoral fellow National Institutes of Health, 1962—1964. National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964. Assistant professor Department Entomology Cornell University, Geneva, 1965—1969, associate professor Department Entomology, 1969—1976, professor, since 1976, Liberty Hyde Bailey professor insect biochemistry, since 1978, chairman department, 1991—2007.
Fellow: Entomological Society of America (J. Everett Bussart Memorial award 1973, Founder's Memorial award 1980, Distinguished Achievement award Eastern branch 1983), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Academy Arts and Science, American Chemical Society (Sterling B. Hendricks award 1994, Spencer award 2001), National Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi (Outstanding Faculty award 2007).
Married Donna R. Gray, December 23, 1989. Children by previous marriage: Brenda Jo, Caryn Jean, Jeffrey Lee, KevinJon.