Wayne Rothschild:
CLASS OF 1967
Pasadena High SchoolClass of 1967
Pasadena, CA
University of Minnesota - ChemistryClass of 1979
Minneapolis, MN
University of California - ChemistryClass of 1972
Los angeles, CA
Woodrow Wilson Junior High SchoolClass of 1964
Pasadena, CA
Hale Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
Pasadena, CA
Wayne's Story
Life
Moved in Minneapolis in 1976 to attend the U of Minnesota. Met Ruth (originally from New Jersey) one day while swimming laps. We became engaged 4 months later and were married in 1977. We have 3 adult children (born in 1982, 1984, 1986) and 3 grandchildren (born in 2005, 2006, 2007). We've been living in Rochester, MN, since 1979. I've adapted well to the cold weather (I might have polar bear genes)
I retired on May 29, 2009, after nearly 30 years with IBM.
I still swim laps five days per week, as well as lifting weights and power walking
Grade School
There are a few fond memories of Hale Elementary, Wilson, and PHS.
College
My most memorable college years were at UCLA, where I majored in Bacteriology but essentially had a minor in Chemistry (which I ultimately was more interested in). Having an academic bent, I subsequently moved on to the Dept of Biochemistry at U of Washingto...Expand for more
n in the hopes of getting a PhD in Physical Biochemistry. Because their program changed towards a very heavy focus on Molecular Biology, I ended up quitting after 2 years and then moved to a PhD program at the Dept. of Chemistry at U of Minnesota (this Included one year of research at the U of Lund in Sweden - soon after Ruth and I were married). I eventually "earned" a PhD program in Physical Chemistry. I'm glad that I was persistent and took risks.
Workplace
Worked in hardware development (disk drives, printed circuit boards) at IBM in Rochester, MN, from 9/2/79 until 5/29/09. In retirement, I devote some of my time to reading books and journal articles dealing with various scientific topics, do genealogy research, perform tasks around the house, spend time at a local athletic club (see above), and spend time with family (all three grandkids live nearby).
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