1985
TexasTech University
E d i t o r :H e n r vJ . S h i n e
Lubbock,Texas
To Our Readers:
In manyways 1984was a banneryearfor
E d i t o r i aAl s s i s t a n tJ:a n e B r a d l e y
the Departmentof Chemistry.In this sixth
editionof our departmentalnewsletterwe
would like to sharewith you the reasonsfor
our excitement.
Duringthe 1983-1984
fiscalyear,
depaftmentalfacultywere awardedmore than
$1.4millionin researchgrantsand contracts.
This is an all-timehighfor the department
and we are proudof our increasing
competitiveness
in the researchfunding
arena.Supportis being receivedfrom a
varietyof Federalagencies(EPA,NlH, NSF,
Departmentof Energy,Departmentof
Agriculture),privatefoundations,and
institutes(WelchFoundation,Petroleum
ResearchFund,ElectricPowerResearch
Institute),and severalindustrialconcerns.
In otherfacultynews,Ed Quitevis,an
experimentalphysicalchemist,joined us in
August.His interestsare in the dynamicsof
extremelyrapidreactionsin solutionand at
iiquici-solici
bounciaries.
We havereceniiy
concludedthe searchfor a third memberfor
the AnalyticalChemistryDivisionand are very
pleasedthatWillieHinzewill be joiningus
nextfall.Art Draperwill retireat the end of
the summer,1985.We will misshis
contributionsto the physicaland general
chemistryteachingprograms.
On the instructionalfront,our proposed
Bachelorof Scienceand Bachelorof Arts in
Biochemistrydegree programshave been
approved.We will beginto offerthesenew
degreeprogramsin the fall of 1985.Student
interestin thesenew programshas beenvery
high.
Veryshortlythe Boardof Regentswill
appointthe architectfor renovationof the
originalportionof the ChemistryBuilding.
Plansare to retainthe exteriorbut to remodel
the interiorcompletelyin a multi-million
dollar
project.lt is anticipatedthat constructionwill
beginin early'1986.
Withinthis nextyearTexasTech University
plansto launcha majorcapitalcampaign.
Successof this campaignwill reduceour
almosttotal dependenceupon State
appropriations.
Incidentally,
currentforecasts
are for reductionsfrom currentbudgetlevels
for the next biennium.Thus it appearsthat we
will needyour supportmorethan everbefore.
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R i c h a r dB a r t s c h
C h a i r m a n ,D e p a r t m e not f C h e m i s t r y .
FacultyNews
D R .J O E A . A D A M C I Kc o n t i n u e sh i s
serviceto the AmericanChemicalSociety.
During 1984he has servedas Chairmanof
the ACS Board Committee on Professional
and MemberRelations.He servedalso as a
memberof two other ACS committees:the
Society Committee on Chemical Abstracts
Service,and the ExecutiveCommittee of
the Board.In the courseof this serviceat
the nationallevel,Adamcikattendedthe
ACS meetingsin St. Louis (April)and
Philadelphia(August)as a memberof the
ACS Board of Directors.In that capacity he
also attendedBoard Meetingsin Baltimore
(June)and Washington,D.C. (November).
DR. JOHN A. ANDERSONattendedthe
InternationalChemicalCongressof Pacific
BasinSocieties,Honolulu,Hawaii
(December),and presenteda paperon
"Celljree Conversionof Emodinand
This
to Chrysophanol."
Emodinanthrone
meetingbroughttogetherscientistsfrom
countriesborderingthe PacificOcean,
includingCanada,USA, Mexico,Chile,
Japan,Korea,China,Australiaand New
Zealand.lt was pretty smart of them to
chooseHawaiiin December.
DR. DANIELW. ARMSTRONGWASA
sessionchairmanfor the Symposiumon
"Advancesin ChromatographicDetection
and Separations"at the 23rd Eastern
al.3,lfrcql .Sympgslum,\etlt_York _
(November),and also presenteda paperon
"ReversePhaseLC of Polymers"at the
Symposium.He was also the Chairmanof
the Symposiumon "Analysisof Polymers"
at the 40th SouthwestRegionalACS
meetingheld in Lubbock (December)and
presentedtwo papersat that meeting. Dr.
Armstrongis an activespeakerfor the
deparlment,havinggivensix other
and industrial
seminarsat universities
during 1984.His
researchlaboratories
expertisein analyticalchromatographyhas
been recognizedby his being appointedto
the editorialboardof the Journal of
Li q u i d C h ro m atography.
DR. RICHARDA. BARTSCHAttENdCd
the DOE MembraneTechnologyResearch
amd DevelopmentWorkshopin Clemson,
S.C.,(October)and presenteda paperon
"CoupledMetallon TransportAcross Bulk
Liquidand EmulsionMembranesby
lonizableCrown Ethers."Dr. Badschwas
also the ProgramChairmanfor the highly
successful40th SouthwestRegionalACS
Meetingin Lubbockand the organizerin
that meetingof the three-daysymposium
on "MacrocyclicLigands:Synthesisand
Application,"in which he presenteda paper
on "Alkali Metal Extractionand Transport
by lonizableCrown Ethers."
DR. WALTERCHESNAVICHand his
researchstudents presentedfour papersat
the recent 40th Southwest RegionalACS
Meetinqin Lubbock.
DR. ROBERTA. HOLWERDAservedas
publicityorganizerand as coordinator{or
all papersin the generalsessionson
inorganicchemistryfor the 40th Southwest
RegionalACS Meeting.At this meetinghe
and his researchstudentsalso presented
srx papers.
DR. JOHN L. KICE has been appointed
to a two-year term on the UniversityIndustryInteractionCommitteeof the
Councilfor ChemicalResearch.Taking
life
time out from his busy administrative
Symposium
Kice went to the International
on Oxygen and Sulfur Radicalsin
Chemistryand Medicine,Fumo, ltaly
(August)to give an invitationalplenary
lectureon "Studieswith SimpleModel
Systemsof the Mechanismsof Reactions
and Organosulfur
of Organoselenium
Compoundsof Biologicallmportance."
DR. DAVIDKNAFF returnedin January
1984from his six-monthFaculty
DevelopmentLeaveat the Universityof
The wrench proved
Leiden(Netherlands).
too great apparently,for he returnedto
Leidenin April for threeweeksto complete
some experimentalwork and, we heartell,
to see the tulios.While on the other side of
the ocean Knaff also journeyed to the
B iochemical Institute,Zllrich U n iversity,to
give a seminaron "ElectronTranspotl
Pathwaysin PurplePhotosynthetic
Bacteria"and to start a collaborative
researcfrprogram with' members-of the
Institute,suggestingthat the way is paved
for furtherflightsto Zurich.Knaff presented
papers also at the BiophysicalSociety
meetingin San Antonio (February),the
Gordon ResearchConferenceon
in
BiochemicalAspectsof Photosynthesis
New Hampshire(August),and at the 40th
SouthwestRegionalACS Meeting.He has
been appointedto the NSF PlantBiology
Study Section,to the USDA
Photosynthesis
CompetitiveGrantsPanel,
and, on the localscene,to the Collegeof
Arts and Sclence'sResearchCounciland
the University's
BiotechnologyStudy
Committee.
DR. ALBERTKOVELESKYViSitiNg
assistantprofessor,presenteda paper at
the 40th SouthwestRegionalACSMeeting
on researchcarried out at Noftheast
LouisianaUniversity.
DR. RUSSELLLARSENhas been
appointedas a memberof the ACS Study
Task Forcefor the InternationalChemistry
Olympiad.In this role he will be coaching
local high schoolstudentsas candidates
for possibleselectionto the US team for
t h e O l y m p i a dw
, h i c hw i l l b e h e l d i n H o l l a n d
in the summer,1985.Dr. Larsenis a CoFeatureEditorfor "ChemicalPrinciples
Revisited"in the Journalo{ Chemical
Education.ln his work in chemical
educationDr. Larsenwas an invited
speakerat the NationalACS meetingin St.
Louis (April)on "FeaturesAssociatedwith
ChemicalElements,"and at the Eighth
BiennialConJerenceon Chemical
Education,Storrs,Conn. (August)at which
he spokeon "On TextbookCloning-the
Reviewsin
Roleof Publisher-Sponsored
the ParluritionProcess."He was the
organizerof the Symposium on Innovative
UndergraduateInstructionat the 40th
SouthwestRegionalACS Meeting,at
which he presentedtwo papers,also.
DR. JERRYMILLS was the General
Chairmanof the 40th SouthwestRegional
ACS Meetingin Lubbock in December.At
his doorstepwere placedthe thousandand-onedetailsfor the overallorganization
o{ the meeting,and to him and his
colleaguesgo the plauditsfor the great
successof the meeting.Dr. Mills has been
for the ACS
chosenas Councilor-elect
South PlainsLocal Section.
DR. EDWARDQUITEVASpresentedan
invitedpaperat the International
Conferenceon Lasers'84,San Francisco
(November)on "PicosecondModulation
Spectroscopyand Photodynamicsof Dye
Molecules."At the 40th Southwest
RegionalACS Meetinghe chairedthe
sessionon ReactionDynamicsand
MolecularScattering,and presenteda
paperin the physicalchemistrysection.Ed
gavea seminaron his researchwork at UT
Dallas(December)and, at a completely
differentlevel.spokeon "Lasersin
Chemistry"at the SaturdaySeminar Series
in our depadment(December15).This
series,known as Se,is a monthly meeting
for areahigh schoolstudentsand their
teachers,organizedby colleagueRuss
Larsen.
DR. ROBERTREKERSis headingup the
Committeewhich will plan the renovation
of the old chemistrybuilding.The obiective
is to provide new classroomsand
laboratories,special researchlaboratories
and shops, completely re-wire and re'
p l u m bt h e b u i l d i n ga n d i m p r o v et h e a i r
conditioningsystem(which couldn'tneed
that more). The exteriorfeaturesof the
building will be restoredbut not altered.
The presentestimatefor renovationis $3.3
millionP
. l a n n i n gw i l l o c c u p y 1 9 8 5a n d
construction1986-87.One aspectwhich
w e d o n ' tt h i n k a b o u ti n i t i a l l yi n
contemplatingrenovationsof this
magnitudeis whereto carry out what now
g o e so n i n t h e o l d b u i l d i n gw h i l ei t i s
completelygutted. That's the first part of
Bob'splanning.Many of you will recallthat
Bob Rekerswas the deparlment's
during the constructionof
representative
the new chemistrybuilding,now regarded
as one of the finestbuildingson the
campus.Bob: you havea reputationto
maintain.We will all be watchinqthe
outcome.
TransferReactionsat the PacChem
Meetingwhere he spoke on "Reactionsof
Azoalkaneslnitiatedby ElectronTransferto
OrganosulfurCation Radicals."In reality,
the journeyto Hawaiiwas to visit Maui and
store up strengthto write the Departmental
newsletterduring the Christmasholiday.
DR. PILL-SOONSONG continuesto
seryeas Editorof Photochemistry and
Photobiology,and to speak about his
researchin nationaland international
meetings.He gave invitedlecturesat the
InternationalConferenceon OoticalProbes
of Tetrapyrroles,Konstanz,Germany
(August),and at the InternationalCongress
on Photobiology,Philadelphia(July),
where he and his studentsalso had five
contributedpapers.In September,Song
attendedthe NATO Advanced School on
Prof-CharlesShoppeeand Mrs.Sellie
SensoryTransduction,Volterra,ltaly as an
Shine,in Melbourne.
invitedlecturerand memberof the
organizingcommittee.
D R . H E N R YS H I N Ew a s a d i s c u s s i o n
DR. ROBERTWALKUPservedas
leaderat the Gordon Conferenceon
chairmanof localarrangementsfor the
Radicallons,Wolfeboro,N.H. (June).In
40th SouthwestRegionalACS Meeting,for
July he was in Interlaken,Switzerlandto
which serviceall pafticipantsare in his
presenta paper on "Pursuitof Heavy-Atom
debt.At that meetingWalkupand his
KineticlsotopeEffectsin Photochemical
students presentedtwo papers:"Potential
Rearrangements"
at the 1OthIUPAC
Synthonsfor PolyketideSynthesesvia a
Symposiumon Photochemistry.
Having
Bromination-Dehydrobrom
ination-Alkoxide
there pickedup the travelbug Shine
Addition Reactionof SubstitutedAcrylates"
journeyedlaterto New Zealand,Australia,
and "Synthesesand Reactionsof
and Germanyalso with the excuseof doing
ChlorosilylEthers."Bob also presenteda
c h e m i s t r yI.n A u c k l a n d N
, . Z .h e w a s a n
paper at the 60th SWARM-AAASmeeting
invitedsoeakerat the 7th IUPAC
in Lubbock in March,and attendedthe
Conferenceon PhysicalOrganicChemistry
13thAnnual TexasSynthesisConference
(August),speakingon "Use of Heavy-Atom
at Roundtopin November.Bob has also
KineticlsotopeEffectsin Delineating
been a very activespeaker in other Texas
Mechanismsand TransitionStatesof
collegesand universities
as a memberof
Intramolecular
AromaticRearrangements."
the Department'sRecruitingand
From Auckland,he went to Australiato
Assistantships
Committee.
marvelat Sydney'sharbor and opera house
and to give lecturesat the Universityof
Sydney,the ResearchSchool of Chemistry Dr.
GuerrantRetires
at the AustralianNationalUniversityin
year saw the retirementof Dr.
This
Canberra,and at three Universities
in
Barnett
Guerrant after 16 years in the
Melbourne(La Trobe,Monash,and
Department.A scholarshiphas been
MelbourneU.). In MelbourneShine'shost
establishedto signify Dr. Guerrant'sservice
was none other than our first Welch
to
the Department,and was awarded for
Professor,CharlesShoppee.From
the first time at the Awards Banouetin
Melbourneto London takes27 hours but
April. Beforejoining TexasTech in 1968as
it's no big deal.One followsthe night
Professorof Chemistryand Coordinator of
globe
aroundthe
and sleepsall the time.
the GeneralChemistry program, Dr.
From London Shinewent to Lindau,
Guerrantwas for 1'1years Professorof
Germany,as a plenary lectureron
Chemistryat AustinCollege,during which
"Electron-TransferReactionsof
he was also, successivelyChairman of
OrganosulfurCation Radicals"at the 11th
Mathematicsand ScienceArea,
International
Symposiumon Organic
Coordinator
of Researchand Chairman of
Sulfur (September).
Shinewas the
the Chemistry Department.Dr. Guerrant
organizer,with Prof.John Kice,of the
was a graduateof Austin College,and
Symposium on ElectronTransferand
receivedthe Ph.D.degree from the
RelatedReactionsin Organic Chemistry at
Universityof North Carolina.Thereafterhe
the 40th Southwest RegionalACS Meeting
worked
in chemicalindustryuntil joining
here in Lubbock,and gavea paperin the
Austin Collegein 1957.PresentlyDr. and
Symposium.Followingthe ACS meeting
Shine took off for Hawaii,ostensiblyto be a Mrs. Guerrant are in Taiwan where both
hold teachingappointmentsin their fields:
speakerin the Symposiumon Electron
chemistryand music.
Dr. Albert Kovelesky,visiting assisfant
professor, organic chemistry.
New Faculty
DR. ALBERTC. KOVELESKYis
spendinga year with us as visitingassistant
professor,teachingin the undergraduate
organicchemistryand chemistryfor
nursingstudentsprograms.At the same
time Dr. Koveleskyis doing collaborative
researchon electron-transferreactionswith
Dr. Shine. Dr. Koveleskyreceiveddegrees
from Penn State (B.S.),KansasState
(M.S.),and the Universityof Kentucky
(Ph.D.),and came to TexasTech from
NodheastLouisianaU niversity.
Dr. Edward L. Quitevas,asslsfant
professor,physical chemistry.
joinedthe
DR.EDWARD
QUITEVAS
department
in thefall1984as assistant
professorof physicalchemistry.Ed was
bornin SanFrancisco.
He received
the B.S
withHighestHonorsin Chemistry
from
(1974),
Berkeley
theA.M.in Physics
and
Ph.D.in ChemicalPhysics
fromHarvard
(1976,1981).Hewasa postdoc(1981-82)
and researchassociate('1982-84)
in the
Picosecond
Spectroscopy
Laboratory,
LaserPhysicsand ChemistryGroup,
University
of Toronto.At Harvardand
TorontoEd wasa teachingfellowin the
generalchemistryand physicalchemistry
programs.Duringthe Berkeleyyearshe
receivedthe CaliforniaState,U.C.Mothers'
the
Club, and DecotoScholarships,
Edward Frank Kraft Prizeand an ARCS
FoundationAward. He was a U.C. Regents'
Scholarand was designatedOutstanding
Chemistry Student,College of Chemistry.
Ed was electedto Phi Beta Kappa in 1974.
His researchinterestsare in the application
of picosecond Lasertechniquesto studies
of photoelectrochemistry,dynamics at
solid-liquidinterfaces,
chemicaldynamics
in the liquid phase,and inorganic
photochemistry.In thesestudiesEd will
have accessto the super, picosecond
spectroscopyfacilitiesestablishedat TTU
The late Prof- Jules Renard,
by Welch ProfessorWilse Robinson.He
has 12 publicationsin this field of research. photographedat the time of his
retirementin 1970.
News of EmeritusFaculty
EditorShinewas fortunatethis year in
being able to visitboth of the senior
emeritus orofessors.Morris Stubbs in
Albuquerqueand CharlesShoppeein
Melbourne.Hence,the two photographsin
this issue.ProfessorShoppeecontinues
researchwork at La Trobe where he has
office and lab space. In October he took to
the air againfor a month in South Africa
where he visitedand spoke at the
Universitiesof Natal,Witwatersrand,Port
Elizabeth,Cape Town, and Stellenbosch,
WestvilleUniversityand the CSIR in
Pretqria.That's the way we'd all like to
"retire."
neighbor,Morris
As for our indefatigible
Stubbs,now well into his 8th decade,he
continuesto speakabout scienceand
energyand the environmentto civic
groups,clubs,and high schoolswithin
reacho{ Alburquerque,and the numberof
such talks since retirementfrom the
Universityof Albuquerquewas 104at the
end of 1984.
Dr. "Mac" McPhersonvisitsthe
Departmentfrequentlyto continuemaking
slidesfor facultywho give seminarsand
lectureshitherand yon. A greatguy!
Prof. Morris Stubbs, at home in
Alburquerque,N.M.
brieflyas a consultantin a sugar plant in
Brazil,from where he entered Canadathe
same year. After two years of teaching pilot
plant laboratoriesin the Universityof
Toronto he settled in Texasto begin his 19year stay at TexasTech. He carried out
researchon equilibriain ternary systems,
underthe somewhatlimitedconditionsof
the early groMh of researchin the
University.Renard retiredfrom TexasTech
in 1970.Julesand his Canadianwife,
Hazel,moved to Californiafor a few years,
but returnedto settleamong friends again
in Lubbock,where Mrs. Renardcontinues
to reside.During this latter period Renard
was welcomed back to his "former home"
in the Chemistry Department,where, in a
small office-laboratory,he was able to
continuefor a while some research
projectsof his earlieryears.
Professor Emeritus Jules Renard
1904-1984.
ProfessorJules Renarddied in Lubbock
More about Prof. W. M. Craig
on August 23. He will be remembered
In our last Newsletterwe describedthe
particularlyby chemicalengineering
role played by the late Prof. Craig in the
students,for Prof. Renardjoined Texas
use of chemicaland alchemicalsymbolsin
Tech when the two deoartmentswere
the facadeof our chemistrybuildingand
united as the Departmentof Chemistry and
the one at Rice University.By coincidence
ChemicalEngineering.He taught general
a book has now come out concerningthe
chemistryand chemicalengineering
architecturaldetailof Rice'sbuildings:A
particularly
courses,
Unit Operationsin
Walking Tour of Rice Universify, by Rice
which his studentsconstructedmagnificent
ProfessorEmeritusBud Morehead.
scale models of industrialplant processes.
Includedin the book are photographsof
He movedwith the ChemicalEngineering
alchemicalsymbolson Rice'schemistry
Depafiment when separationoccurred in
building,some of which,we now
1959.
reproducewith Morehead'sgracioushelp
Jules Renardwas born in Hornu,
and permission.(Contact Rice University
Belgium,and grew up in a FrenchStudies.P.O.Box 1892.Houston.TX77251.
languageenvironmentwhose accents
if you are interestedin the book.)
neverlefi his spokenEnglish,and became
The symbolsin the Rice buildlngwere
more intensethe more he became excited.
designedwith the help of Prof.Craig.In
His fatherwas a mining engineer,which,
that connectionMrs.Craig showedme,
perhaps,influencedRenard'schoice of
recently,the hand-writtenletterfrom Craig
engineering,too. He was a Licenciatein
to Rice'sarchitectWilliamW. Watkinon
ChemicalSciencesof the Technical
July 7, 1923.In this letterCraig saysthe
Universityof Charleroi,Belgium(1925),
symbol representing
the sun "and using a
and receivedthe degreeIngenieur-chimiste
complete circle, representedperfectionin
from the Universityof Nancy,France,in
metalliccharacterand was thereforeused
1934.He had broadexoeriencein chemical
for gold."The symbol representingthe
industry,encompassingcoal tar and
moon "and which used only part of a circle,
syntheticammoniaplants,and the dyeing,
thereforeshowed only partial metallic
bleachingand finishingof textilefibers.
perfectionand was used for the moon."
During WW ll he was a colonelin the
During preparationfor renovatingthe old
Belgianarmy and, on the fall of Belgiumin Tech
building, it was necessaryto move
1940,was internedfor six months in the
out the emissionspectrographused years
POW camp Eichstattin Bavaria.The
ago by Dr. Craig and his students.In doing
Germans releasedRenardand sent him to
that the beam of the spectrographwas
work in occupiedBelgiumfor the
exoosed and scratchedinto it were found
remainderof the war in the industrial
the namesof former users,which we now
productionof organicintermediates.
reoroducein our final saluteto them and
Renard neverforgot or forgave Germany
Dr. Craig.
for his imorisonmentand forcedwork.
When the Germanswere defeated,Renard F o r m e r F a c u l t y
Dr. Jim Kimble,visitingassistant
was made TechnicalDirectorto run
professor,1976-1978,
is working with
anotherindustrialplant producingpaints
PhillipsPetroleumCo., Bartlesville,
Okla.
and enamelswhose Belgianowners had
been imorisonedfor collaborationwith the
enemy.He left Belgiumin 1948to serve
secretarialstaff in handling all of the paper
work for the meeting.We take our hats off
to Judy Leuty (who also ran the
registrationdesk),Jane Bradley,Mary
Sufalland Mary Samudio,the unsung
heroes (heroines?)of much that we
accomplish.
On the lighterside, tasting of West Texas
wines was held at the Hilton Inn, while a
post-meetingtrip to CarlsbadCavernswas
led by Bob Holwerda,for which beyondthe-call effort we award him the Order of
the Copper Enzyme.
The scientificsessionswere held in
Lubbock'sConventionCenter,a fine facility
with which all visitorswere impressed("you
havethis in Lubbock?").
The Robinson Conference,with Welch Prof. G. WilseRobinson. center front row.
ChemistryDepartment/ American
ChemicalSocietyAnnual Awards
Banquet
The Depadmentand the South Plains
Section of the American Chemical Society
Meetings,Meetings,Meetings
H. M. McConnell(Stanford),M. Kasha
joined once more in their annualbanquet
(FloridaState),B. E. Kohler (Wesleyan),
S.
on April26, 1984.This was an especially
Rememberthe old saying:it neverrains
D. Colson (Yale),S. A. Rice (Chicago),E.
significantoccasionfor we were honored
but what it pours? So it was with scientific
R. Bernstein(ColoradoState),G. R.
meetingsin Lubbockthis year.We had
by the presenceof severalearly members
Fleming(Chicago),and G. W Robinson
of the department:Prof. Robert C.
three of them.
(TexasTech). Forthe ConferenceBanquet
Goodwin,formerchairmanand President
SWARM-AAAS
at
the UniversityCity Club, the after-dinner of TexasTech, Prof. MargaretStuart, Prof.
In March the Southwesternand Rocky
speakerwas Michael Kashawho described and Mrs.Joe Dennis,and Mrs.WilliamM.
MountainsDivision(SWARM)of the AAS
in Science:G. N. Craig, wife of the late Prof. Craig. We were
held its annualmeetingon TTU's campus. "ThreeGreat Personalities
Lewis,
Franck
J.
and
R.
Mulliken."
S.
A
also pleasedto havewith us Mr. Ed.
The last time SWARM met in Lubbock was
post-conferencetrip to CarlsbadCaverns
in 1973.The meetingthis year was
Bradshawof the Weymouth-Campbell
was enjoyed by many of the participants.
Foundation.The banquetspeakerwas Dr.
organizedby Henry Shineably assistedby
40th Southwest Regional ACS
RolandMenzel,TTU's PhysicsDepartment,
faculty from various collegesof TTU and
Meeting
lrom the TTUSM Biochemistry
who fascinatedthe audiencewith his talk
Mentionof this meetinghas alreadybeen and slideson detectinglatentand
Depaftment,includingparticularlyJohn
made
in news of the faculty.This is the first otherwisealmostimperceptiblefinger
Anderson,Russ Larsenand Bob Shaw of
printswith laserirradiation.
our own Depaftment.The SWARM meeting time the SW RegionalACS Meetinghas
The main motivationfor the annual
consistedof symposia and papers in a very been held in Lubbockand there is no
banquet is to honor students with awards
wide varietyof sciences,includingphysical, doubt that it scored a great success.One
visitor,a regularattendeeat SW Regional
and scholarships.
agricultural,
Theseare listed
sociological,biomedical,
meetingsdescribedit as the best in 15
psychological,historicaland science
separately.The Weymouth-Campbell
years.The successof the meeting can be
given in memory of former
scholarships,
education.Approximately350 pafticipants
attributedto the careful and detailed
RegentC. E. Weymouthand his daughter
were on the Campus,and the sessions
planning(Joe Adamcik,Dick Bartsch,Bob
Mary Ann WeymouthCampbell,were
themselveswere held mainlyin the
Holwerda,Jerry Millsand Bob Walkup)and presentedby Ed. Bradshaw.Also honored
UniversityCenter.
to the organizingof the splendidsymposia at the banquetwas Mrs.Tommie Hunt,
Robinson Conference
that were the mainstayof the meeting.
LevellandHigh School,Levelland,TX, who
To honor Welch ProfessorRobinsonon
Some of these have been noted in the
won the South PlainsSection Award as
the occasion of his sixtieth birlhday,thirty
news about the faculty. Other symposia
OutstandingHigh School Chemistry
of his presentand past studentsand
were on: AnalyticalChemistry of Wine,
Teacher.
colleaguesgatheredin Lubbock on July
Asymmetric Organic Syntheses,
18-21,1984.The G. Wilse Robinson
BiochemicalOxidationsand Bioenergetics,
Conferenceon MolecularSpectroscopy
BiochemicalRegulation,Conformational
and MolecularDynamicswas a smashing
and
Configurational
Analysis,Innovative
successboth in terms of the scientific
and HighschoolInstruction
programand the socialactivities.
Technical Undergraduate
in Chemistry,InorganicChemistryand the
aspectsincluded contributed papers by: R.
Undergraduate
Curriculum:When,What
M. Hochstrasser(Pennsylvania),
D. M.
B u r l a n d( l B M ) ,R . K o p e l m a n( M i c h i g a n )D, . and How Much, OrganometallicReaction
Mechanisms,and Surfacantsfor Enhanced
M. Hanson(SUNY-StonyBrook),R.
Recovery.Not to be forgotten,though,
Oil
Zwanzig(Maryland),M. Allen (JPL),M. A.
is the huge efforl by the Department's
El-Sayed(UCLA), J. T. Hynes (Colorado),
The Crunch Comes to Texas.An Appeal for help.
For several recent years Texas has
baskednot only in sunshlnebut also in
surplusesin the treasury.The risein oil
pricesfollowingOPEC actionsin the 70s
gave Texas its own oil boom. Those days
are over, maybe forever.Texas Comptroller
Bob Bullock has forecasta wide gap
betweenanticipatedrevenuesand
The Stateis callingfor cuts
expenditures.
in budgetsin all of its agencies.One
proposalfrom Austin is for a 260/o
cut in
appropriationsfor Universitles.
This
representsthe saddlingof much of the
State'sdeficiton highereducation.That is,
highereducationseemsto havebecome
the major sittingduck for deficit-trimming
hunters.A budget-cutof this magnitude
will,without doubt,undo what we at Texas
Tech and others in other State schools
have achievedduring years of uphill battles
for improvement.The proposedcut is to be
across the board in salariesand operating
expenses.lt is prolectedthat a cut in the
salary budget of the proposed size would
mean dismissalof one out of everyfour or
five membersof the facultyand auxiliary
staff.The havoc that this would play, not
only in the University's
future,but also in
the localeconomyand in the futuregroMh
of Texasas both a "hioh-tech"and
agriculturalstate is fearful to contemplate.
The threatenedcut of 26% becomesone of
30-plus0/ocut during the anticipated
inflationarytrend of the secondbiennial
year.Some peoplethink that this cut is
only a negotiatingone for what in reality
may be a 10-150/o
budget cut. Eventhat,
though,makesthe futurefor higher
education in Texas look bleak.Having lived
happily for years on what is now a faltering
oil and gas economy,Texasmust find
other ways to pay some of its way. A large
cut in universitybudgetswill not, it is felt,
solvethe pendinglong-termproblemof
Statefunding.lt could be helpfulif
Universityalumni residentin Texaswere to
make such news known to their
representativesin Austin.
In preparationfor reducedfunding all
depaftmentsat TTU have been asked to
'1985-86,
submit two budgetsfor
one
embodying a 4o/oand the other an 80/ocut
in salariesand operatingexpenses.The
ChemistryDepartmenthas submittedits
proposed budgets.Cutting into operating
expenseswill affectsuppliesof chemicals
and glassware,of course.We will have to
trim also in instrumentupkeepand in
bringingin visitingseminarspeakers.In
that regardmodesthelp from alums can be
helpful.Of course,if anyoneout there has
spare to help us with
$200,000-$300,000
matchingfunds for upgradingour NMR
and Mass Spectrometerfacilities,we won't
say no. But, at a different level,gifts in the
$100rangewill make a largedifferencein
helpingbring seminarspeakersto our
department,and to upkeepin partsfor our
instruments.
We now ask for your generous
help.Contributionsshould be sent to the
Chairman,Dr. RichardA. Bartsch.They
will be tax deductible,we believe.
Our appealfor help also embracesour
plansfor the new programin
undergraduatebiochemistry.
This program
is reflectedin the recentlyapproved
changein the name of our departmentinto
Depadmentof Chemistrvand
Biochemistry,and the approvalof new
degrees,B.S.and B.A. in Biochemistry.For
the new programup-gradingof the
biochemistrylaboratoriesis urgenily
needed.Becauseof the budgetcrunch,
many itemsof equipmentand instruments
for this laboratoryhave not been
purchased.ltems neededare UV-visible
spectrophotometers,fraction collectors,
and a refrigeratedcentrifuge.lf you know
of personsor companieswho would
donate one or more of the above, please
contactDr. RichardBartsch.Chairman.or
Dr. John A. Anderson,in the Department
of Chemistrv.
Usersof Prof. craig's emissionspectrograph scratched their namesinto the beam of the instrument.
Scholarshipsand Awards to
UndergraduateStudents,1984
The SamuelHunt Lee MemorialAward (to
an outstandingfreshmanchemistrymajor)
Kevin MacReady.
The WilliamBarnettGuerrantAward (to an
outstandingstudentin organicchemistry),
Brad Bufkin.
The CRC Press,lnc. 37th Annual
FreshmanChemistry Ach ievementAward
(to an outstandingstudentin freshman
chemistry),
Kevin MacReady.
AmericanChemicalSocietyStudent
AffiliateScholarship(to an outstanding
sophomorechemistrystudent),
Caren Caffrey.
The Analytical Chemistry Award (to the
bestjunior chemistrymajor in analytical
chemistry),
L i n d aB a g w e l l .
The Texas Instituteof the American
Instituteof Chemists,StudentAward (for
outstandingaccomplishmentin a
baccalaureateprogram in chemistry or
chemicalengineering,and potentialas a
professionalchemist),
Tracey Price.
fhe Merck lndex Award (for outstanding
achievementby a graduatingsenior),
KarenMikkelson,GirishVallabhan.
The Weymouth-Campbell
Scholarships:
for
superior performance(as a freshman
chemistrymajor) KevinMacReady,
JonathanMetzler;(as a sophomore
chemistrymajor)VictorAkin, Brad Bufkin,
Jerry Mclaughlin, CarenCaffrey,Susan
Jack; (as a junior chemistrymajor),
L i n d aB a g w e l lQ
, u i n n B l i g h ,S t e p h e n
Hall.
Teaching AssistantAwards to
GraduateStudents
TexasTechUniversity
Outstanding
GraduateStudentTeacherAward:
RayCunningham.
Department
of ChemistryAwardfor
SuperiorPerformance
as a Teaching
Assistant:
GraceNdip,ScottPendergrass,
Cyriacus
Uzomba.
Scholarship and Award Winners,L to R:
SusanJack, Caren Caffrey, Karen
Mikkelson,and Girish Vallabhan.
Weym outh -C ampbeII Sch ol ars 79831984 with Ed Bradshaw (center). Front:
Jerry McLaughlin and Linda Bagwell;
Middle L to R: Kevin MacReady,Stephen
Hall, Quinn Bligh. Back L to R: Jon
Metzler, Brad Bufkin, Victor Akin.
Teaching AssistantAwardees,L to R:
Ray Cunningham, Grace Ndip, Cyriacus
Uzom ba, Scolt Pendergrass.
',%,
GraduateDegrees,1984
UndergraduateDegrees,1984
KeithS. Alexander,B.S
RichardB. Baker,B.S.
Kevin L. Bales,B.A.
Bing-HsunChen, M.S.(Dr. Knaff),
Paul B. Braswell,B.A.
"FerredoxinEnzymeComplexes."
Deborah E. Coates,B.S.
KarenAndreaCobb, Ph.D.(Dr. Knaff),
DavidA. Hering,B.S.
"Cation/AminoAcid Symportsin
MelissaA. Hisey,B.A.
PhotosyntheticBacterium Ch ro m at u m
Allan D. Kennemer,B.A.
Vinosum."
Yi Liu, B.A.
LeonardV. Gribbs,Ph.D.(Dr. Mills),"Lewis Gene D. McDonald,B.S.
KarenA. Mikkelson,B.S.
Acid-Base ExchangeReactionsof
J a n e M . N i c k e l ,B . S .
Polypnicogens."
TerrenceP.O'Brien,B.S.
Gary Owen Gray, Ph.D.(Dr. Knaff),
Tracey D. Price,B.S.
"Soluble CytochromesC from
Matthew T. Ryan, B.S.
Chromatum Vinosum."
JeremyR. Smola,B.A.
Young-SookHahn,Ph.D.(Dr. Marx),"The
Scott L. Stacks,B.S.
MigrationTendency of Unsaturated
GirishC. Vallabhan,B.A.
Substituentsin a CationicRearrangement." Scott D. Windahl,B.S.
Jhy-YuanHer, M.S.(Dr. Wilde),"Raman
New Research Grants
Study of VibrationalDephasingof Allene."
Qoang-RungBih, M.S.(Dr. Marx),"Total
Synthesisof Anhydro-B-Rotundol."
Randy F.Johnston,Ph.D.(Dr. Holwerda),
"Electrochemicaland ReactivityStudiesof
PolynuclearChromiumComplexes."
Chou-JinKiang,M.S.(Dr. Anderson),"The
and
Conversionof Emodinanthrone
Emodinto Stentorinin Sfentor
Coeruleus."
Carol E. Mattes,M.S. (Dr. Shaw), "Electron
ParamagneticStudiesof the Oxygenase
Mechanismof Ribulose1,S-Biphosphate
Carboxylas/ Oxygenase."
NabeelNabulsi,M.S.(Dr. Bartsch),
"Synthesisof Azacrown Compounds."
M.S.(Dr.
John Scott Pendergrass,
Baftsch),"Non-Carbohydrate Organic
Compoundsin MesquiteHardwood."
Gary Don Stevens,M.S. (Dr. Holwerda),
"The Oxidation of Biological Mercaptans
0by the Bis(2,9-Dimethyl-1,'1
Phenanthroline)
Copper ll lon."
Louis E. Stewaft,M.S. (Dr. Bartsch),"Metal
lon Complexationby lonizableCrown
Ethers."
CyriacusU. Uzomba,M.S.(Dr. Marx),
'€ynthesis
of KetolactonesRelatedto
Sarkomycin and StudiesToward a
Synthesisof Phyturberin."
Over f ifty years of leadership of the
Chemistry Department.Henry J. Shine
(1969-1975),
John L. Kice (1975-1981
),
and RichardA.
Joe Dennis (1950-1969)
Bartsch(1981-)gather around Robert C.
Goodwin (1930-1950).
Dr. D. W.Armstrong
"Useof Functionalized
in
Surfacants
FlameAtomicand Luminescence
and
DOESupplement,
Analysis,"
$22,000,
Centerfor EnergyResearch(TTU),
$5.000.
Dr. RichardA. Bartsch
"CrownEthersfor Determination
of Metal
Instruments
Corp,
lons,"Technicon
$42.260.
"lonSelective
Miles
Compounds,"
Laboratories,
$17,441.
"Metallon ComplexingAgents,"Serpentix
ConveyorCorp.,$20,000.
"Metallon Recoveryby Polymer-Bound
Reagents,"
SerpentixConveyorCorp.,
$20.000.
"Metallon Complexation
by lonizable
CrownEthers,"DOE,$255,000.
Dr.WalterChesnavich
"ModelCalculations,"
Research
Corporation,
$3,300.
Dr.JerryL. Mills
"Phosphorus
Stauffer
OxideChemistry,"
ChemicalCo.,
$6,000.
Dr.EdwardL. Quitevis
"Picosecond
Studiesof ChargeTransfer
Electrolyte
at the SemiconductorAmericanChemicalSociety,
lnterface,"
Fund,TypeG,
PetroleumResearch
$15.000.
Dr.Pill-Soon
Song
in
"AneuralPhotosensory
Transduction
NlH,$225,520.
Stentor,"
Dr.RobertD. Walkup
"NovelSyntheticApproaches
to
TTU
ActiveMolecules,"
Biologically
Research
Support,$5,000.
Biomedical
"Synthesis
TTU
UsingBeta-Lactones,"
StateOrganizedResearch,
$5,250.
News of Alums
RobertM. Arnold,Jr. (B.S.'64) is the
qualityassurancemanagerfor Union
Carbide'sPVC, phenoxy and
polyvinylbutyralbusinessesin Texas City.
Dong-HakBae (Ph.D.'82)is working in
Uniroyal'sresearchlaboratoriesat the
World Headquarters,Middlebury,Conn.
Arthur L. Baer,Jr. (pre-dentalstudent
'56-'59)
is a dental surgeon in Dumas,TX.
'70),professor
CharlesBaldwin(Ph.D.
of
chemistry and physicalscience,Wayland
Baptist University,Plainview,TX is the
directorof the South PlainsRegional
ScienceFair,which will be held in
Plainview,March29-30,1985.The Fair is
expectedto bring in 400 entriesfrom an
18-countyarea.Winnersin the regional
competitionwill go on to the International
Scienceand RegionalFair laterin 1985.
The Hearst Foundationof San Francisco
has aided in the funding of the Regional
Fair with a grant of $20,000to WBU.
FrankieGenevaBoyd (B.S.'55),M.S.in
Chemistry,St. Mary's University,SA, 1968,
and JD from St. Mary's School of Law,
'1975,
was appointedMunicipalCourt
Judge,City of San Antonio,in September,
1983.Judge Boyd had a careerin biology
and chemistry before enteringthe legal
profession,working,for example,with J. M.
Huber, Borger,TX 1959-1962,Southwest
Foundationfor Researchand Education
'1962-1966,
and as an environmental
scientist1969-1975.Privatelaw practice
1976-1978,and assistantcity attorney in SA
1978-1983,
followedgraduationfrom law
school.
Bed B. Boyer (B.A.'82) is working on his
Ph.D.degreein physiologyat the LSU
MedicalCenter,New Orleans,LA.
WilliamB. Castor(8.S.'67)has been
promoted to AssociateScientistby the
Texas Divisionof Dow Chemical,Freeporl,
TX.
Bong Rae Cho (Ph.D.'80)sends
greetingsfrom Korea University,Seoul,
where he is an assistantprofessor.
BurgessCooke (Ph.D.'69,Universityof
Georgia) post-doctoralfellow with former
Welch ProfessorShoppee,is the
LaboratorySupervisor,Texas Deparlment
of PublicSafety,Midland,TX.
LeonardCribbs (Ph.D.'84) is working
with Dow Chemical,Freeport,TX.
, .D.S.,
G a y l eG l e n n( 8 . A . ' 8 2 ) D
completed an orthodontic postdoctoral
programin BaylorCollegeof Dentistryin
May, 1984,and began privatepractice in
orthodonticsin Dallasin June. Dr. Glenn
asked for an update on Miss Stuart,who
retiredfrom the depadment in August
'1979.
Miss Stuart lives in Lubbock. We
were pleasedto see her at the
DepartmentalAwards Banquet in April.
Sadly,MissStuart'smotherpassedawayin
January,1984.
(8.A.'51)
M.D.,is in
Chester
Golightly
privatepracticein Lubbock,
specializing
in
familypractice.
JeffHer(M.S.'84)
is at U.T.Arlingtonin
the MaterialScienceDepartment
working
on hisPh.D.
CarolynMcAdams
Harris(8.A.'66)is an
instructor
in comouterscienceat Lamar
University,
Beaumont,
TX.
ThomasK. Hayes(8.S.'80)is a graduate
studentat Penn.Stateand is workingon
his Ph.D.degreewith Professor
S. Weinreb.
(8.S.'64),
William
R. Heineman
Ph.D.,
U.N.Carolina'68
and now Professor
of
Chemistry
in the University
of Cincinnati
hasbeenselectedby the Technical
Societiesof Cincinnatito receiveits
Distinguished
Scientistof the YearAward.
In 1983,Heineman
wasnamedChemistof
theYearby theCincinnati
sectionof the
ACS.Wesendourcondolences
to Billon
thedeathof hismotherin Lubbockon
October4,1984.
KurtHogaboom(8.A.'78)obtained
the
Ph.D.degreein pharmacology
from West
VirginiaUniversity.
Aftercontinuing
at
\ly'VUfor postdoctoralresearchin
medicinal
chemistry
he joinedSmith,Kline
and French,Philadelphia,
in February,
1983.Therehe waspromotedin April 1984
to Associate
SeniorScientist,
anddoes
researchin chemicalmediators
(histamines,
leukatrienes)
of immediate
hypersensitivity
reactions.
RandyJohnston(Ph.D.'84)is currently
an instructor
in our Deparlment,
on a oneyearappointment.
ColleenM. Kennedy(B.S.Biology,'83)
enteredmedicalschoolin SanAntonio
(UTHSCSA)
in August1984.Colleenhas
sentherappreciation
of studyingin our
department.
Allthe best,Colleen.
Soo-UnKim (Ph.D.'83)is nowa postdoctoralfellowin OhioStateUniversity's
ChemistryDepartment
with Prof.Floss.
HarveyE"Mallory(M.S.'61)nowwith
DuPontin Wilmington
and marketing
their
Kevlarpolymer,returnedto Lubbockfor a
visitin Oct.'84whileon hiswayto meetup
with son,HarveylV,a studentat UT.Come
backagain,Harvey.
Koon-Ha
Park(Ph.D.'83)
is in his
secondyearof post doctoralresearchat
UT andwill be returning
to Koreain
February,1985to becomeassistant
professor
in Choong-Nam
of chemistry
NationalUniversity.
RitaK. Payne(B.S.'74)
hascompleted
herseniorresidency
at the WestVirginia
Schoolof Medicine's
Hospital
and has
returnedto Lubbockto practiceobstetrics
andgynecology
at theWomen's
Clinic.
Welcomeback,Dr. Payne.
(8.S.'50)Ph.D.
WarnerPeticolas
Northwestern
University,
hasbeenawarded
one of the prestigious
Alexandervon
HumboldtPrizesfor theyear1984-1985.
TheseHumboldtStiftungenareawarded
for research
and studyin Germany.
Peticolas
will spendsevenmonthsat the
Max PlanckInstitutefor SolidStateStudies
in Stuttgart.Peticolas
is professorof
chemistryat the University
of Oregon.He
joinedthe University
in 1967afterworking
for the DuPontCo.,the NlH,and IBM
wherehe spenteightyearsas a researcher
andgroupmanager
in chemicalphysics.
In
1973-74,
Peticolas
helda Guggenheim
Fellowshio
at the Maxvon LaueInstitutein
Grenoble.France.whilein 1980-81he was
a visitingprofessorof biophysicsat the
University
of Paris.
KennethF.Rash(8.S.'69),M.S.1977in
from U. Cal.,Davisand
organicchemistry
now pilotingBoeing727'stor Republic
Airlinessendsusthefollowingheart
rendingstory."After5 yearsas a pilotin
the USAFI returnedto graduateschoolat
UC Davis,and got smarterand smarterbut
poorerand poorer.The aviationjob offer
camethroughafteroralsand coursework
for the Ph.D.werecompleted.
Afterlengthy
thought(3 nanoseconds)
| tookto the
skies.Now I seeLubbockfrom 35,000feet."
Somewouldsaythat'sthe bestpointof
view,Ken,but we knowdifferent,don'twe?
Any freeridesfor formerprofessors?
(8.S.'59)is now plant
BillReynolds
managerat CosdenOil'sPolystyrene
Plant,
CalumetCity,lll.BillandMartha(formerly
MadhaMilburn)spent18yearswith
Cosdenin BigSpring,TX,whenBill
transferred
to the PortArthurRefineryfor
Fina.In 1983,they movedto Homewood,
lll.TheReynolds
havethreedaughters:
Debbie(a graduate
of LamarU.),Donna(a
graduateof WestTexasU.,who spenttwo
yearsat TTU),and Danna(a studentnow
at UT).
HemantaK. Sarkar(Ph.D.'83)hasjoined
RocheMolecular
BiologyInstitute,
Nutley,
NJ,as a juniorscientist.
FerrilC. Smith(8.A.'77),
M.D.,has
writtenfrom Athens,Greece,wherehe is
the internist
at the Hellenikon
AB,and is
destinedto stayabouttwo years.FC writes
that he was attractedto the baseby a
recruiterwho asked"howwouldyou liketo
go to a placejustlikeLubbockbutwith
mountains
on onesideandtheoceanon
the other?"FC andwifeElena(Ph.D.in
havebeencompensating
Spanish)
for such
(i.e.,not beingin
obviousdisadvantages
the realLubbock)by travellingto evenless
placessuchas Germany,Turkey,
attractive
Spain,andTangiers,
Well,itsall Greekto
me,anyway.l'll understand
it whenthey
finallygetto England,
likewhichthereis no
otherolace.
As we went to press,the bomb blast near
Hellenikonmade headlinenews.We send
thoughtfulconcernto the Smithsand all
other personnelin the area.
'84) now the
is
at
Jeremy Smola (8.A.
Texas College of OsteopathicMedicine.
RecentlySmola was credited by the
American Red Cross with a heroic effort at
savingthe life of a man by performing
cardiopulmonary resuscitation,at the
November3 SeniorCitizensFair in Fort
Wor1h.
'84)
is with Texas
Gary Stevens(M.S.
Instruments,Dallas.
CharlesB. Thaxton (8.S.'62,M.S.'64),
Ph.D. lowa State University,is now the
Directorfor CurriculumResearch,
Foundationfor Thought and Ethics,
Richardson,TX. Beforejoiningthe
Foundation,Dr. Thaxton held postdoctoral
fellowshipsat Harvardin the history and
philosophyof science,and at Brandeisin
molecularbiology.
GeraldWalzel(8.S.'73,M.S.'76)
continuesas a Captainin the USAF but
havingsecuredPapillion,Nebraska,has
moved to Las Vegas,Nevada,alreadywellknown for its high flying and other pursuits
(see photo).
RoseanneWoo-Haltresht(8.S.'77)is
now workingwith TRW Inc.,Industrialand
Energy Sector, Cleveland,Ohio, as a
BusinessAnalyst,reportingto the Vice
Presidentof Planningand Development.
l l - W o oY a n g( P h . D . ' 8 1 ) w i lrle t u r nt o t h e
Deparlmentlor ayear of postdoctoral
study sponsoredby a grant from the Korea
Scienceand EngineeringFoundation.
'80)
lbrahimYilmaz(Ph.D.
is an assistant
professor,Departmentof Chemistry,
Bogazici U niversity,lstanbul,Turkey.
Mrs. William M. Craig, Mrs. Joe Dennis
and former Chairman, Prot. Joe Dennis.
Department Banquet- ln the background
L to R: Dr. Jerry Mills, Dr. Robert
Walkuo.Dr. Robert Holwerda.
.}
Outstanding Highschool Teacher
Awardee, Mrs. Tommie Hunt, Levelland
High School, with husband and Dr.
Arthur Draper. on her left- Awards
Banquet, April 26, 1984.
Captain Gerald Walzelfinds the catch in
Las Vegas,Nev-,to his liking.
The sun, alchemicalsymbol for gold,
Rice Un iversity chem istry bui ld i ng.
The moon, alchemical symbol for silver,
Rice University chemistry building.
Formula for ammonia, Rice University
chemistry building-
Deaths
F r a n kS v e t l i k( 8 . S .C h e m .E n g . , ' 4 2 d
) ied
on October9, 1983.He and Mrs.Svetlik,
the former Milton FlorineWoodall(8.S.
Chem. Eng.,'42),were classmatesof "Mac"
McPhersonand John Bradford,and all of
them are still "present"in the old chemistry
building,wheretheir classphoto still
hangs. Mrs. Svetliklivesat .1406Stonecrest
Drive,Richardson.TX 75081.
Tom Vickrey(Ph.D.'74,with Dr. Gary
Blackmer)died of heartfailureduring
surgeryfor canceron May 16, 1984.Tom
had done postdoctoralresearchat UC, La
Jolla,Californiaand was on the facultyat
TexasA&M beforejoining Stanford
ResearchInstitute.He was on the staff at
SRI when he died.Mrs.Vickrey'saddressis
762Yerdi Drive,Sunnyvate,CA 94086.
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