William Eugene VanArsdale

Background

VanArsdale, William Eugene was born on October 5, 1949 in Marshall, Missouri, United States. Son of Johnson William and Betty (Hilton) VanA.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, U. Missouri, 1983.

Career

National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1983-1984; visiting assistant professor of chemistry, U. Houston-Center Campus, 1984-1985; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Houston-Clear Lake, 1985-1989; process chemist, product steward, Rohm & Haas Texas, Inc., Deer Park, since 1989. Consultant Fina Oil & Chemical, Houston, since 1987, Dixie Chemical Company, Houston, 1987-1989, Ethyl Corporation, Houston, since 1989.

Achievements

• William Eugene VanArsdale has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer judge Houston Regional Science Fair, since 1986, Pasadena (Texas) High School Science Fair, 1991, Clear Creek Middle School Science Fair, League City, Texas, 1986-1988. Volunteer Deer Park Chamber of Commerce, 1990. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, running, furniture refinishing.

Connections

Married Laurie Lee; children:Rachel Kyle, Sarah Windsor, Matthew William.

Father:

Johnson William VanA.

Mother:

Betty (Hilton) VanA.

Spouse:

Laurie Lee

child:

Matthew William VanArsdale

child:

Rachel Kyle VanArsdale

child:

Sarah Windsor VanArsdale