Robert
Way Schlumpf was born in Sewickley, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, January 22,
1899, the son of Oscar L. and Mellie A. Schlumpf.
Robert graduated
from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1921 with a B. S. Degree in
Metallurgical Engineering. He worked for Hughes Tool Company and at the time of his retirement, he was head of the Metallurgical Department.
He was a member of the American Society of Metals
from 1926 and was organizer and first Chairman of the Texas Chapter in 1937.
In October, 1925, Robert married Mildred Laurin Wellensiek in Houston. They had two sons, Robert and Norman.
Robert was a member of the Houston Hemerocallis Society, and was their Treasurer. Bob loved every phase of gardening and took great pride in his last major project which was to convert the gumbo soil of their home into friable soil.
His favorite hobby was photography and he was well known for his close-up photographs of flowers, especially daylilies, and of insects. His article on daylily photography appeared in the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) Handbook. As a member of the AHS Scientific Committee, he assisted Dr. Walter C. Hava with programs at the Dallas and the Jackson AHS Conventions.
AHS Photography awards were established in 1969 by Mildred Schlumpf in honor of her late husband. The Robert Way Schlumpf Award was presented annually for the best color slide in each of two categories, single bloom and landscape. Mildred wished to stimulate interest in good photography and to build up the AHS Slide Library. The awards, two silver trays, were first presented in 1970. These awards were renamed in honor of Mildred as the Mildred Schlumpf Award after her death in 1992.
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