William John Bailey

Background

Bailey, William John was born on August 11, 1921 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, United States. Son of Ross and Erva (Stewart) Bailey.

Education

B Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1946.

Career

Arthur D. Little postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1946-1947; assistant professor of chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1947-1949; associate professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1949-1951; research professor organic chemistry, U. Maryland., College Park, 1051-1089. Chairman Gordon Research Conference on Organic Reactions, 1960. Member postdoctoral selection committee National Science Foundation, 1963-1966.

Member National Research Council advising committee on elastomers to the United States Army Natick laboratories, 1961-1967, Chairman of Commission on macromolecular chemistry, 1967-1979. United States representative macromolecular division International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1967-1981. Robert A. Welch lecturer, 1971.

Rauscher Memorial lecturer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1976. Gossett award lecturer North Carolina State University, 1983.

Achievements

• William John Bailey has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (director-at large 1973, 77-82, president 1975, Chairman of the Board 1979, 81, Witco polymer chemistry award 1977, award in appliedpolymer chemistry 1986), Chemical Society Washington (president 1961, service award 1969, Hillebrand prize 1984), American Institute Chemists (District of Columbia Institute honorscroll 1975), American Oil Chemists Society, Council Science Society President (Executive Board 1975-1977), Federation Material Socs. (trustee 1976-1980), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (annual achievement award University Maryland. chapter 1979), Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Chi Sigma.

Connections

Married Mary Caroline Worsham, August 27, 1949. Children: Caroline Jane, John Robert, Barbara Ann, Arthur D.

Father:

Ross Bailey

Mother:

Erva (Stewart) Bailey

Spouse:

Mary Caroline Worsham

child:

John Robert Bailey

child:

Caroline Jane Bailey

child:

Barbara Ann Bailey

child:

Arthur D. Bailey