John H. Roblyer
CALDWELL — Services for Dr. John Homer Roblyer, 70, who was head of the chemistry department at the College of Idaho for 43 years, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Jewett Auditorium on the campus.
The Rev. Ralph O. Marshall of the college faculty will officiate. Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 39, AF & AM, will conduct rites at the auditorium, and Caldwell Elks Lodge No. 1448 will conduct interment rites at Canyon Hill Cemetery.
Dr. Roblyer, who lived at 1501 E. Ash., died Thursday at a Caldwell hospital. In addition to his service as head of the college's chemistry department, which began in 1923 when he came to Caldwell, Dr. Roblyer served for two years on a part-time basis.
He also served as chief chemist and factory representative for the Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association for the past 29 years, and served as a research chemist for many years for the Idaho Power Co. development program, doing a wide variety of research on area products.
Many of his former students have achieved regional and national renown for their scientific careers. Among former students was Robert E. Smylie of Boise, former governor of Idaho.
Dr. Roblyer was born July 28, 1899, in Wellsboro, Pa., where he was reared and attended elementary school. He was graduated from Muhlenberg College at Allentown, Pa., in 1920 with a major in chemistry and biology. He was granted a fellowship to study at New York University, where he earned a master of science degree.
He married Mae E. Thornton on Dec. 28, 1920 in Wellsboro, then they lived in New York City and at Danville, Ind., for two years while he taught chemistry at Danville College.
He retired from classroom teaching in 1966.
He married Laura Cavin on June 18, 1951 in Caldwell.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge and the Royal Arch Masons, Boise, and Caldwell Elks Lodge, into which he was initiated Nov. 12, 1925, and was a life member, serving as exalted ruler in 1930-31. He was a charter member of the Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Roblyer are a son, Don Roblyer, Caldwell; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Judd, Caldwell; two step-sons, Gene Cavin, Lockport, Ill., and Lloyd Cavin, Canoga Park, Calif.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lora Burns, Caldwell; three grandchildren and 15 step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Judd who died Nov. 15, 1968, in Caldwell and by his son-in-law, former Caldwell Police Chief Keith Judd, who died March 3, 1965, in Boise.
Friends may call at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel today, Sunday and until 1 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be given to the College of Idaho chemistry department or the Elks Rehabilitation Center in Boise.
Idaho Free Press & Caldwell News-Tribune, Saturday, May 2, 1970 — 2
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The Trail has chosen to honor Dr. John Homer Roblyer with the dedication of the 1966 Trail. Dr. Roblyer is a graduate of Muhlenberg College. He received a master's degree from New York University and in 1953 was honored with a doctorate from the College of the Pacific thereby formally recognizing his stature as a chemist in the Northwest.
When Dr. Roblyer arrived, he took over the chemistry department which was then housed in the basement of Voorhees where it remained for eighteen years until Covell was constructed. Dr. Roblyer has been a member of the C of I faculty for forty-three years and will continue as a part-time laboratory associate in chemistry next year. He is the last teaching member of the "second generation" of C of I pioneers.
Dr. Roblyer has served as chief chemist for Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association and has also been research chemist for the Idaho Power Development program. He has worked on projects concerned with the utilization of sagebrush oil, waste forest products, potato pulp, and the utilization of local pozzalan deposits as a concrete additive. Dr. Roblyer is credited with development of the process for obtaining pure starch from cull beans.
In announcing Dr. Roblyer's retirement, Dr. Ralph Sayre stated, "Dr. Roblyer is one of the most distinguished persons ever to have served on The College of Idaho faculty.... Dr. Roblyer exemplifies the type of teacher who has made the small private liberal arts college such an important part of this nation's system of higher education."
CALDWELL — Services for Dr. John Homer Roblyer, 70, who was head of the chemistry department at the College of Idaho for 43 years, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Jewett Auditorium on the campus.
The Rev. Ralph O. Marshall of the college faculty will officiate. Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 39, AF & AM, will conduct rites at the auditorium, and Caldwell Elks Lodge No. 1448 will conduct interment rites at Canyon Hill Cemetery.
Dr. Roblyer, who lived at 1501 E. Ash., died Thursday at a Caldwell hospital. In addition to his service as head of the college's chemistry department, which began in 1923 when he came to Caldwell, Dr. Roblyer served for two years on a part-time basis.
He also served as chief chemist and factory representative for the Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association for the past 29 years, and served as a research chemist for many years for the Idaho Power Co. development program, doing a wide variety of research on area products.
Many of his former students have achieved regional and national renown for their scientific careers. Among former students was Robert E. Smylie of Boise, former governor of Idaho.
Dr. Roblyer was born July 28, 1899, in Wellsboro, Pa., where he was reared and attended elementary school. He was graduated from Muhlenberg College at Allentown, Pa., in 1920 with a major in chemistry and biology. He was granted a fellowship to study at New York University, where he earned a master of science degree.
He married Mae E. Thornton on Dec. 28, 1920 in Wellsboro, then they lived in New York City and at Danville, Ind., for two years while he taught chemistry at Danville College.
He retired from classroom teaching in 1966.
He married Laura Cavin on June 18, 1951 in Caldwell.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge and the Royal Arch Masons, Boise, and Caldwell Elks Lodge, into which he was initiated Nov. 12, 1925, and was a life member, serving as exalted ruler in 1930-31. He was a charter member of the Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Roblyer are a son, Don Roblyer, Caldwell; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Judd, Caldwell; two step-sons, Gene Cavin, Lockport, Ill., and Lloyd Cavin, Canoga Park, Calif.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lora Burns, Caldwell; three grandchildren and 15 step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Judd who died Nov. 15, 1968, in Caldwell and by his son-in-law, former Caldwell Police Chief Keith Judd, who died March 3, 1965, in Boise.
Friends may call at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel today, Sunday and until 1 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be given to the College of Idaho chemistry department or the Elks Rehabilitation Center in Boise.
Idaho Free Press & Caldwell News-Tribune, Saturday, May 2, 1970 — 2
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The Trail has chosen to honor Dr. John Homer Roblyer with the dedication of the 1966 Trail. Dr. Roblyer is a graduate of Muhlenberg College. He received a master's degree from New York University and in 1953 was honored with a doctorate from the College of the Pacific thereby formally recognizing his stature as a chemist in the Northwest.
When Dr. Roblyer arrived, he took over the chemistry department which was then housed in the basement of Voorhees where it remained for eighteen years until Covell was constructed. Dr. Roblyer has been a member of the C of I faculty for forty-three years and will continue as a part-time laboratory associate in chemistry next year. He is the last teaching member of the "second generation" of C of I pioneers.
Dr. Roblyer has served as chief chemist for Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association and has also been research chemist for the Idaho Power Development program. He has worked on projects concerned with the utilization of sagebrush oil, waste forest products, potato pulp, and the utilization of local pozzalan deposits as a concrete additive. Dr. Roblyer is credited with development of the process for obtaining pure starch from cull beans.
In announcing Dr. Roblyer's retirement, Dr. Ralph Sayre stated, "Dr. Roblyer is one of the most distinguished persons ever to have served on The College of Idaho faculty.... Dr. Roblyer exemplifies the type of teacher who has made the small private liberal arts college such an important part of this nation's system of higher education."
John H. Roblyer
CALDWELL — Services for Dr. John Homer Roblyer, 70, who was head of the chemistry department at the College of Idaho for 43 years, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Jewett Auditorium on the campus.
The Rev. Ralph O. Marshall of the college faculty will officiate. Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 39, AF & AM, will conduct rites at the auditorium, and Caldwell Elks Lodge No. 1448 will conduct interment rites at Canyon Hill Cemetery.
Dr. Roblyer, who lived at 1501 E. Ash., died Thursday at a Caldwell hospital. In addition to his service as head of the college's chemistry department, which began in 1923 when he came to Caldwell, Dr. Roblyer served for two years on a part-time basis.
He also served as chief chemist and factory representative for the Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association for the past 29 years, and served as a research chemist for many years for the Idaho Power Co. development program, doing a wide variety of research on area products.
Many of his former students have achieved regional and national renown for their scientific careers. Among former students was Robert E. Smylie of Boise, former governor of Idaho.
Dr. Roblyer was born July 28, 1899, in Wellsboro, Pa., where he was reared and attended elementary school. He was graduated from Muhlenberg College at Allentown, Pa., in 1920 with a major in chemistry and biology. He was granted a fellowship to study at New York University, where he earned a master of science degree.
He married Mae E. Thornton on Dec. 28, 1920 in Wellsboro, then they lived in New York City and at Danville, Ind., for two years while he taught chemistry at Danville College.
He retired from classroom teaching in 1966.
He married Laura Cavin on June 18, 1951 in Caldwell.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge and the Royal Arch Masons, Boise, and Caldwell Elks Lodge, into which he was initiated Nov. 12, 1925, and was a life member, serving as exalted ruler in 1930-31. He was a charter member of the Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Roblyer are a son, Don Roblyer, Caldwell; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Judd, Caldwell; two step-sons, Gene Cavin, Lockport, Ill., and Lloyd Cavin, Canoga Park, Calif.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lora Burns, Caldwell; three grandchildren and 15 step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Judd who died Nov. 15, 1968, in Caldwell and by his son-in-law, former Caldwell Police Chief Keith Judd, who died March 3, 1965, in Boise.
Friends may call at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel today, Sunday and until 1 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be given to the College of Idaho chemistry department or the Elks Rehabilitation Center in Boise.
Idaho Free Press & Caldwell News-Tribune, Saturday, May 2, 1970 — 2
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The Trail has chosen to honor Dr. John Homer Roblyer with the dedication of the 1966 Trail. Dr. Roblyer is a graduate of Muhlenberg College. He received a master's degree from New York University and in 1953 was honored with a doctorate from the College of the Pacific thereby formally recognizing his stature as a chemist in the Northwest.
When Dr. Roblyer arrived, he took over the chemistry department which was then housed in the basement of Voorhees where it remained for eighteen years until Covell was constructed. Dr. Roblyer has been a member of the C of I faculty for forty-three years and will continue as a part-time laboratory associate in chemistry next year. He is the last teaching member of the "second generation" of C of I pioneers.
Dr. Roblyer has served as chief chemist for Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association and has also been research chemist for the Idaho Power Development program. He has worked on projects concerned with the utilization of sagebrush oil, waste forest products, potato pulp, and the utilization of local pozzalan deposits as a concrete additive. Dr. Roblyer is credited with development of the process for obtaining pure starch from cull beans.
In announcing Dr. Roblyer's retirement, Dr. Ralph Sayre stated, "Dr. Roblyer is one of the most distinguished persons ever to have served on The College of Idaho faculty.... Dr. Roblyer exemplifies the type of teacher who has made the small private liberal arts college such an important part of this nation's system of higher education."
CALDWELL — Services for Dr. John Homer Roblyer, 70, who was head of the chemistry department at the College of Idaho for 43 years, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Jewett Auditorium on the campus.
The Rev. Ralph O. Marshall of the college faculty will officiate. Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 39, AF & AM, will conduct rites at the auditorium, and Caldwell Elks Lodge No. 1448 will conduct interment rites at Canyon Hill Cemetery.
Dr. Roblyer, who lived at 1501 E. Ash., died Thursday at a Caldwell hospital. In addition to his service as head of the college's chemistry department, which began in 1923 when he came to Caldwell, Dr. Roblyer served for two years on a part-time basis.
He also served as chief chemist and factory representative for the Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association for the past 29 years, and served as a research chemist for many years for the Idaho Power Co. development program, doing a wide variety of research on area products.
Many of his former students have achieved regional and national renown for their scientific careers. Among former students was Robert E. Smylie of Boise, former governor of Idaho.
Dr. Roblyer was born July 28, 1899, in Wellsboro, Pa., where he was reared and attended elementary school. He was graduated from Muhlenberg College at Allentown, Pa., in 1920 with a major in chemistry and biology. He was granted a fellowship to study at New York University, where he earned a master of science degree.
He married Mae E. Thornton on Dec. 28, 1920 in Wellsboro, then they lived in New York City and at Danville, Ind., for two years while he taught chemistry at Danville College.
He retired from classroom teaching in 1966.
He married Laura Cavin on June 18, 1951 in Caldwell.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge and the Royal Arch Masons, Boise, and Caldwell Elks Lodge, into which he was initiated Nov. 12, 1925, and was a life member, serving as exalted ruler in 1930-31. He was a charter member of the Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Roblyer are a son, Don Roblyer, Caldwell; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Judd, Caldwell; two step-sons, Gene Cavin, Lockport, Ill., and Lloyd Cavin, Canoga Park, Calif.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lora Burns, Caldwell; three grandchildren and 15 step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Judd who died Nov. 15, 1968, in Caldwell and by his son-in-law, former Caldwell Police Chief Keith Judd, who died March 3, 1965, in Boise.
Friends may call at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel today, Sunday and until 1 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be given to the College of Idaho chemistry department or the Elks Rehabilitation Center in Boise.
Idaho Free Press & Caldwell News-Tribune, Saturday, May 2, 1970 — 2
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The Trail has chosen to honor Dr. John Homer Roblyer with the dedication of the 1966 Trail. Dr. Roblyer is a graduate of Muhlenberg College. He received a master's degree from New York University and in 1953 was honored with a doctorate from the College of the Pacific thereby formally recognizing his stature as a chemist in the Northwest.
When Dr. Roblyer arrived, he took over the chemistry department which was then housed in the basement of Voorhees where it remained for eighteen years until Covell was constructed. Dr. Roblyer has been a member of the C of I faculty for forty-three years and will continue as a part-time laboratory associate in chemistry next year. He is the last teaching member of the "second generation" of C of I pioneers.
Dr. Roblyer has served as chief chemist for Nyssa-Nampa Sugar Beet Growers Association and has also been research chemist for the Idaho Power Development program. He has worked on projects concerned with the utilization of sagebrush oil, waste forest products, potato pulp, and the utilization of local pozzalan deposits as a concrete additive. Dr. Roblyer is credited with development of the process for obtaining pure starch from cull beans.
In announcing Dr. Roblyer's retirement, Dr. Ralph Sayre stated, "Dr. Roblyer is one of the most distinguished persons ever to have served on The College of Idaho faculty.... Dr. Roblyer exemplifies the type of teacher who has made the small private liberal arts college such an important part of this nation's system of higher education."
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