Green, Don W. - The University of Kansas

I recall a comical incident a few years ago when I was in a meeting with Dean
Carol Locke and others, and I had to leave early. As I left, Dean Locke remarked, “Have
a good game.” My love of the game was well known.
Another hobby is hiking in the Colorado mountains. When my sons were small
we did a lot of camping and hiking. The family has continued over the years to vacation
in Colorado and we now have a vacation home near Estes Park. I’ve climbed Long’s
Peak (Rocky Mountain National Park) three times, two of those times with my wife Pat.
Q: Is there anything else you plan to do now that you are really retired?
A: Okay, I did make some notes. I still am going to be involved with the university. I think
I have four Ph.D. students that I am co-directing. And I’ll continue on with them. Right
now I am scheduled to teach a course next spring, Petroleum Engineering Design. So,
yes, I’ll still be involved with the university. Then I am going to stay active in the
Society of Petroleum Engineers. Another thing I am thinking very seriously about doing
is writing a history of Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook. That Chemical
Engineers’ Handbook was first written and edited by John Perry and published in 1934.
The eighth edition was just published in 2007. So that has been a continuing part of
chemical engineering education for that long. What I’m really thinking about doing,
since I’ve been so involved, is to write a history of the handbook and its development.
There are some interesting personal stories about Bob I could tell. I think that could be
one of my projects. I haven’t decided for sure. Pat and I are going to go to London in
July.
Q: Just for a vacation?
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