Background
Whitley, Wyatt Carr was born on October 17, 1900 in Salma, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Berry and Nancy (Greene) Whitley.
Whitley, Wyatt Carr was born on October 17, 1900 in Salma, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Berry and Nancy (Greene) Whitley.
Whitley received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Wake Forest College in 1929. He received a Master of Science in Chemistry from the Georgia School of Technology in 1934, and attended the University of Wisconsin for his Doctor of Philosophy.
As a graduate student at Georgia Technical, Whitley began working as a chemistry instructor. After receiving his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, he returned to Georgia Technical where he was named a full professor of chemistry in 1944. His association with the Engineering Experiment Station (now known as the Georgia Technical Research Institute) began in 1955 as chief of the chemical sciences division.
He was later raised to the position of associate director and, upon the assignment of Station director Robert East. Stiemke to the post of Administrator of Research in the office of the Dean of Faculties, became the Station"s director in 1963.
During his tenure as director, the level of research activity increased from $4 million to $7 million and the number of full-time staff increased by 33 percent. In 1966, the completion of the Electronics Research Building allowed a large number of the Engineering Experiment Station"s research activities to come together under one roof, after being housed in more than a dozen temporary locations.
Additionally, the construction of the Baker Building (currently home to the GTRI Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory) was well underway when Whitley retired in 1968.
Member American Chemical Society, Georgia Academy Science, Georgia Technology Research. Club: Optimist International (governor Georgia district).
Married Lora Magdeline Dills, December 26, 1934. Children: John Bryan, Margaret, Nancy Lucinda.