Banner Bio – Donald Schmechel – Yale Class of 1969

DONALD EVERETT SCHMECHEL. Born November 7, 1947 in Rockport, Massachusetts, son of Donald Arthur Schmechel (Class of ’40) and Frances Wilkinson Schmechel. Attended Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington; and University of Grenoble, Nov., 1964 to June, 1965. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Chemistry major; Louis Freedman Fellowship in Biochemistry, 1968; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67 (spring term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Branford (Tackle Football, 1966). Wolf’s Head; U. S. Grant Foundation, 1967-69; Yale Mountaineering Club, 1965-68; Freshman-Football, 1965, numerals. Roommates: Steven Andrew Davis, Gustavus Warfield Hobbs, IV, Robert Gerdes Kuhbach, Robert A. Riehle, Jr. Future study: Medicine. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 3720 East John Street, Seattle, Washington 98102.