Ray Wendland

Between 1945 and 1955, Wendland served on the faculties of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. He taught and continued research on petrochemical development throughout that time. In 1955 he returned to Carnegie Mellon as a senior research fellow in petrochemistry. He then took a position on the faculty of Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota in 1958, as chairman of its science department,^[3] and from there moved to Carroll College (now Carroll University) in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 1961, as professor and chair of the chemistry department. Wendland remained there for the rest of his working life. Wendland published several professional papers in organic chemistry and chemistry education during his career.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]} He also authored two texts entitled Petrochemicals: The New World of Synthetics^[10] and Systematic Use of Chemical Literature.^[11] Wendland was a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of University Professors, and Sigma Xi (a scientific research society).^[12]

After retirement in 1976, Wendland continued to serve as a private consultant for petrochemical firms in the United States. He died in November, 1986, and is buried in Waukesha.