Roy Powell Whitney, passed away on May 5, 2005 , at Colony Oaks Care Center , Appleton , WI , where he had been a resident for two years. Dr. Whitney was Vice

President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Institute of Paper Chemistry , Appleton , for 32 years, retiring in 1979. He achieved international prominence as an educator, researcher, engineer, author, and editor. Dr. Whitney was the recipient of numerous awards in the industry for academic achievement and participation.

He was a TAPPI Fellow, recipient of the TAPPI Pulp Manufacture Division Award, and recipient of TAPPI's highest award, the TAPPI Gold medal. Dr. Whitney contributed to the technical progress of the pulp and paper industry through his research and the advancements made by the long list of students who studied under him. Dr. Whitney is remembered as a quiet, hard-working teacher whose students success and his ability to help them achieve it were of the utmost importance to him.

Dr. Whitney held Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge , MA . In 1979 he was awarded an Honorary Master of Science Ad Eundum from Lawrence University , Appleton . Dr. Whitney was a member of the teaching faculty at MIT, 1935-1945; and the University of Maine, 1945-47. He came to the Institute of Paper Chemistry as Professor and Group Leader in Chemical Engineering in 1947. He was appointed Dean in 1956 and Vice President, Academic Affairs, in 1958.

Dr. Whitney was a member of the Appleton School Board from 1962-68, President of the board in 1965-66. He also served on the Governorâ€Ts Advisory Council for the State Technical Services Program, 1966-70. Dr. Whitney was inducted into the International Paper Industry Hall of Fame, Appleton, in 1996.

Born in Milo , Maine , May 30, 1913 , Dr. Whitney was the son of Andrew and Laura Whitney. He married Virginia Gordon on December 27, 1941 . Surviving Dr. Whitney are his wife Virginia, Appleton; daughter, Patricia Whitney Brink, Seattle; son, Donald Gordon Whitney, Burlington, VT; grandchildren, Laura and James Whitney, Burlington, VT. Memorial services will be held at the funeral home at 4 p.m. on Thursday the 12th of May, with a visitation beginning at 3 p.m. Burial will be in Milo , Maine .

An endowment fund was begun last year in his honor at the Georgia Tech Foundation. The Roy P. Whitney Award for master's research will recognize individual achievement in IPST research for years to come. His strong commitment to IPC students, to their research, and to the industry will be recognized in perpetuity through this award that will motivate future students as they learn the scientific method of research.