 Dr. Richard G. (Dick) Werth began teaching at Concordia in 1950 after
completing his Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin. Werth
worked as a visiting scientist at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., and the University of Iowa’s hygienic
laboratory in Iowa City. Before coming to Concordia he was a research chemist
for E.I. DuPont de Nemours in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and served in the Navy
from 1944-46. Dr. Werth was chosen in 1972 as an Outstanding Educator of
America for his civic and professional achievements. He retired in 1990
and died in 1993.
The Richard G. Werth Lecture in Chemistry is funded by an endowment
established by Dick's wife, Wilma, and their son, Gerald, to "support the
Richard G. Werth Lectureship in Chemistry, a public event to exemplify
excellence in the teaching of chemistry and to promote an understanding
of the many careers in chemistry." The funds for the endowment were
provided largely from the sale of Dick's enormous stamp collection. Thus,
this lectureship is a result of family wishes, funded by one of Dick's
hobbies, designed to fulfill one of his lifetime purposes in the field
of chemistry.
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