R. Games Slayter

R. Games Slayter, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1921, is credited with developing the coarse fibers that facilitated commercial production of the first fiberglass product (Fiberglas). Slayter, who played the tuba in Purdue’s “All-American” Marching Band, spent his entire career at Owens Corning, where he earned more than 90 patents in fiberglass technology. Slayter's significant contributions led to his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. At Purdue, a donation from Slayter facilitated construction of the Slayter Center for Performing Arts, completed in 1964.