William Raymond Wharton

Background

Wharton, William Raymond was born on March 30, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joseph Bradford and Sarah (Pollard) Wharton.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Stanford University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy of Experimental Nuclear Physics, U. Washington, 1972.

Career

Research associate, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1972-1974; research associate, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1974-1975; assistant professor, associate professor physics, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1975-1984; associate professor, professor physics, Wheaton (Illinois) College, since 1984; chair department physics, Wheaton (Illinois) College, since 1991. Visiting professor physics North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1990-1991.

Achievements

• William Raymond Wharton has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President J.B. Wharton Foundation, Bellevue, Washington, 1986-1994. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Science Affiliation, American Association Physics Teachers, Great Lakes Pew Science Cluster (county 1987-1997).

Interests

• Avocations: astronomy, tennis, swimming.

Connections

Married Gwendolyn Beryl Shumway, September 2, 1967. Children: Kenneth Bradford, Paul David, Ruth Michelle.

Father:

Joseph Bradford Wharton

Mother:

Sarah (Pollard) Wharton

Spouse:

Gwendolyn Beryl Shumway

child:

Ruth Michelle Wharton

child:

Kenneth Bradford Wharton

child:

Paul David Wharton