Background
Pyke, Wesley Emerson was born on March 30, 1896 in Richmond, Kansas, United States. Son of John William Hull and Minnie Agusta (Fuhlhage) Pyke.
Pyke, Wesley Emerson was born on March 30, 1896 in Richmond, Kansas, United States. Son of John William Hull and Minnie Agusta (Fuhlhage) Pyke.
Bachelor of Arts, Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, 1918. Gregory scholar, U. Missouri, 1928-1929. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1940.
High school teacher Plainville, Kansas, 1922-1923, Gallup, North.W., 1923-1924. Instructor chemistry Colorado State University, 1924-1926, assistant professor chemical, 1926-1935, associate professor, 1935-1938, head chemical department and head chemical section Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station since 1945. Research associate in foods, Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, research professor in foods, 1942-1945.
Chairman trustees Colorado State University, Research Foundation, 1941-1945.
Secretary since 1951, treasurer since 1952, trustee since 1941. Trustee Colorado-Wyoming Academy Science Research Foundation since 1949.
Academic representative Colorado Development Council since 1950.
Served as Second lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps., United States Army, 1917-1919. Member National Food Industries award committee, 1949. Member Hoblitzelle National award, regional committee for Colorado and Wyoming, 1950-1951.
Member American Chemical Society, Swiss Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association University Professors, Institute of Food Technologists, American Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Kappa Delta, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Lela B. Buchheister, June 30, 1923. Children: Betty Jane (Mistress L. C. Wilson), Lela (Mistress Commander of Order of Leopold Faller), and Ruth Emily (Mistress J. A. Randall).