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Norman Hackerman

American chemist, professor, and university president (1912–2007)

Norman Hackerman (March 2, 1912 – June 16, 2007) was an American chemist, professor, and academic administrator who served as the 18th President of the University of Texas at Austin (1967–1970) and later as the 4th President of Rice University (1970–1985). He was an internationally known expert in metals corrosion.²

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Born Mar 2, 1912, died Jun 16, 2007.¹

Companies

Rice UniversityPresident 1970 to 1985¹⁹

Early life and education

1935Johns Hopkins University Doctor of Philosophy; physical chemistry^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: university teacher, chemist.⁷

1970 to 1985President of Rice University⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Rice University⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Johns Hopkins University⁵
Date not recordedWorked at University of Texas at Austin⁵

Personal life

BornMar 2, 1912, Baltimore⁸
DiedJun 16, 2007, Temple⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

Hackerman's wife of 61 years, Gene Coulbourn, died in 2002; they had three daughters and one son.

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Awards

1993National Medal of Science^{11 17}
1993Vannevar Bush Award^{11 18}
1987Charles Lathrop Parsons Award^{11 16}
1987Philip Hauge Abelson Prize^{11 15}
1984Edward Goodrich Acheson Award^{11 14}
1978American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal^{11 13}
1965Olin Palladium Award^{11 12}

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Wikimedia CommonsNorman Hackerman photo by University of Houston Digital Library, Public domain