Education and Background
- Raymond was born in Watertown, S.D., in 1938 and graduated from Watertown High School in 1956.
- Raymond received a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1960.
- Raymond earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree from the same university in 2001.
- Met his wife while studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; she was pursuing, and later earned, a degree in journalism.
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