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Issue: 852 Date: 12/21/2006
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OCA Annual Banquet Key Note Speaker: Chancellor Thomas George, UMSL
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Thomas F. George became the 7th chancellor in September 2003, after serving seven years as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. As chancellor, he oversees all academic and administrative operations of a campus with 2,500 faculty and staff members, 40 academic buildings and a $175 million annual operating budget.
In addition to his role as campus and community leader and fund-raiser, Chancellor George is an active researcher in chemistry and physics, specializing in chemical/materials/laser physics. His scientific achievements have garnered prestigious awards such as the Marlow Medal and Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry in Great Britain and fellowships from the Guggenheim, Sloan and Dreyfus foundations. He has been named a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers and American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2004 he was elected as a foreign member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, and he holds the title of visiting professor of physics at Korea University in Seoul.
An accomplished jazz pianist, Chancellor George has studied with faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He has arranged and performed various programs/revues with cabaret singers and dancers. In a duo with a trumpeter-fl垐elhornist, he has recorded a CD entitled "Close Your Eyes: Women Jazz Composers" on the Hester Park label. |
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