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In t r o d u c t io n f r o m t h e Ch a ir W e l c o m e back to Rochester on this, the 75th Anniversary of first doctoral degrees awarded in chemistry at the University of Rochester. Since 1850, chemical education at Rochester has enjoyed a rich and fruitful history. Generations of students have gone through our programs. Since 1932, more than 800 graduates have earned their doctorates in chemistry in the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering at the University of Rochester. Many have gone on to become respected leaders in academia, industry and government. All have been influenced by their formative years as graduate students at Rochester. A comparable number of postdoctoral alumni have also received advanced education at Rochester and contributed greatly to the quality of our graduate and undergraduate program by mentoring students and participating in research. The study of chemistry has become ever more complex, educational practices in the academy have evolved, and the College too has been transformed to the major research institution that it is today. Since first authorizing the award of Ph.D.s in Chemistry in 1927, the College has developed 24 doctoral programs covering a range of fields from the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering to the social sciences and humanities. Our educational programs are continually crafted to provide transformative opportunities for our graduate students. Our goal is to promote the acquisition of scientific knowledge through experience, strong mentoring, rigorous training, and outstanding intellectual and physical resources, preparing students with the tools for scholarship, inquiry and success in their chosen fields. With this commemorative booklet we salute the students, chairmen and professors who have been vital to the history of the Department of Chemistry. Our Department and the discipline of chemistry have changed in ways that its founders could have only dreamed of in 1927. By connecting with our past and recognizing the many contributions of those who have come before us, we strengthen our foundation and our legacy as a premier chemistry department for the future. Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. Marshall D. Gates, Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Chair Fi r s t University of Ro c h e s t e r Ca m p u s 4
1861 Chester Dewey, Chair 1867 Mid-19t h Ce n t u r y Cl a s s r o o m I m p o r t a n t Ac c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d Ha p p e n i n g s • Professor of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy; received four honorary degrees in divinity • Was the first University scientist: a chemist, botanist, geologist, meteorologist, and clergyman • Scientific studies expanded in 1862, when Dewey recommended that the University acquire a cabinet of minerals and fossils from a young Rochester naturalist, Henry A. Ward. • Recorded temperature, barometric pressure, precipitation, winds, storms, comets, meteors, and auroras; his weather sheets are archived in Rush Rhees Library and cover more than 30 years • A leader among professional educators in Rochester and a consistent exponent of the university idea. Outspoken fund-raiser for the early University • In 1930, a building, Dewey Hall was named in his honor and housed Biology, Botany, and Geology • Dr. Charles A. Dewey (class of 1861), his son, left a fortune to the University in memory of his father 5
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Page 7 and 8: 1908 Victor J. Chambers, Chair 1938
Page 9 and 10: 1938 W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Chair 19
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Page 13 and 14: 1955 Edwin O. Wiig, Chair 1964 La t
Page 15 and 16: 1955 Edwin O. Wiig 1964 D o c t o r
Page 17 and 18: 1964 D. Stanley Tarbell 1966 Ro b e
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Page 31 and 32: 1983 John R. Huizenga 1988 D o c t
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Page 37 and 38: 1994 George L. McLendon, Chair 1995
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Page 41 and 42: 1997 James M. Farrar, Chair 2000 Ca
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Page 45 and 46: 2003 Robert K. Boeckman, Jr., Chair
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