He served as book editor for the Journal of the American Chemical Society for several years and was a long-term consultant to Conoco. Roy was a member of the Board of Trustees of his alma mater , Austin College, for many years. Roy's contributions to chemistry have gained national and international recognition for their originality and excellence. Their effect upon the progress of the science of chemistry was, and will continue to be, important. Nevertheless, the most distinctive feature of Royston Roberts's life was that he was a devoted and dedicated Christian, who served numerous terms as an elder in the University Presbyterian Church and who was active in this church's campus outreach.
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