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Show hF SALT LAKE TIMES HCi!abL He has published more than 350 professional papers as well as chapters in various chemistry of books4 books, and is on the theory of rate processes, Dr. Eyring Named President of Scientific Croup co-auth- or quantum chemistry, and kinetic basis of molecular DR. HENRY EYRING Dr. Henry Eyring, dean of the University of Utah Graduate School and professor of chemis try and metallurgy, today was named president of the Ameri can Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Eyring will take office January 15, 1065, succeeding Laurence McKinley Gould, professor of geology at the University of Arizona. As president of the AAAS, Dr. Eyring will head a federation of 250 scientific societies and 47 state and city academies of science having more than 92,000 individual members. Dr. Eyring has been a member of the AAAS for more than 30 years and is a member of the Association's board of directors. He is a past president of the Pacific Division of the Association (1958) and was vice president and chairman of the section on chemistry in 1946. He received the Association's Newcomb Cleveland Prize in 1932. An eminent physical chemist, Dr. Eyring has conducted extensive research on radioactivity, application of quantum mechanics to chemistry, theory of reaction rates; theory of liquids, molecular rheology, biology, theory of flames and optical rotation. Dr. Eyring received both his B.S. in mining engineering and M.S. in metallurgical engineering from the University of Arizona and his doctorate in chemistry at the University of California. He became successively an instructor in chemistry and a research associate at the University of Wisconsin and after a year of study as a National Re- search Fellow at the Institute in Berlin, became a lecturer in chemistry at the University of California. It was in 1931 that Dr. Eyring joined the staff of the department of chemistry at Princeton University where he remained until accepting his present post in 1946. Kaiser-Wil-hel- m the biol- ogy. Dr. Eyring has been the recipient of numerous awards. In addition to the AAAS prize, he was awarded the University of Arizona Alumni Achievement Award in 1947, the Research Corporation Award in 1949, the Second Bingham Medal from the Society of Rheology in 1949, the William H. Nichols Medal from the New York Section of the American Chemical Society in 1951, and the 1959 award of the Utah chapter of ACS. Dr. Eyring also was awarded in 1960 the Award of Merit by the University of Arizona; in 1961 the Distinguished Alumni Award of the University of Utah; in 1963 the G. N. Lewis Award of the California Section, ACS; and in 1964 the Peter Debye Award of the ACS. Honorary Doctor of Science degrees have been conferred on Dr. Eyring by Princeton University, the Seoul National University of Korea, and the Univer sities of Utah and Arizona. He also holds an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Indiana Central College. In addition to AAAS and ACS, Dr. Eyring is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Science, the American Philosophical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi and Theta Tau. In addition, he is an honorary member of Phi Lambda Upsilon and Gamma Alpha and was chairman of the 1958 International Science Exhibition, Molecule Class. He was appointed by the late President John F. Kennedy to the National Science Board in 1962. Dr. Eyring has served on the Board of Directors of Annual Reviews since 1954 and as editor of the Annual Review of Physical Chemistry since 1956. He is also a member of the General Sunday School Board of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. ' Dr. Eyring is one of the few professors in the U.S. who can count his son among his profesThe AAAS sional colleagues. Dr. Edward M. presidents son, an assistant professor Eyring, is Named Presidents Daughter, For Concessions Humphreys Son William Co-chairm- an Patricia Harris (Mrs. n Beasley Harris), President Johnson's daughter, professor of Law at Howard UniLynda, and Vice President-eleversity, Washington, D.C., has III Hubert of son, Humphreys been appointed were named (Skip), honorary the Concessions Committee for of the Young Demo- President Johnsons Inaugural cratic Festivities Committee of Ball. the 1965 Presidential Inaugural Mrs. Harris is one of the more Committee. 200 women appointees In making the announcement, than by President Johnson. J. Albert House, chairman of the named She was appointed this year to committee, noted that represen- serve on the Commission on the tatives of the major youth or- Status of Puerto Rico. ganizations in the country are In announcing the appoint represented on the committee, ment, Concessions Chairman which was formed on a non Gerhard A. Gesell also designatpolitical basis. the following to serve on his The group will sponsor a re- ed committee: ception honoring the President on and the Vice President-elec- t January 19 at the Mayflower dent of the Federation of Young Hotel at 7:00 p.m. followed by Republicans; Julius Gilbertson, a ball at 9:00 p.m. President of the National NewHouse noted that over 3,000 man Club Federation; Douglas young people attended the Young Tilden, President of the ColleDemocratic reception and ball giate Council of the United Naduring the 1961 Inaugural Fes- tions; Barry Jaynes, President, tivities. Campus Division, Americans for This year we are making Democratic Action; Laplois Ashevery effort to make the affair ford, Youth Branch NAACP; truly representative of our na- Harvey Brown, Vice President, tions young adults," he said. International Bnai Brith Young Over 20,000 invitations are dults; Mont Hoyt, National Law being sent out to members of Students Association; Joseph the groups represented on the Fallon, President, U.S. Youth In Inaugural Roles ct co-chairm- en committee." House added, So far, repre sentatives on the committee in elude: Steve Robbins, President of the Nation Student Association; Donald E. Lukens, Presi- - of chemistry at the University. Although the first doctoral degrees were not granted by the University of Utah until 1947, the Graduate School rose rapidly to prominence. A U.S. Office of Health, Education and Welfare report published a year ago ranked the University 40th among 135 leading U.S. colleges and universities with respect to the number of doctoral degrees granted during the period of through 1958-5- 9 in biological and physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. 1949-5- 0 well-know- Council; Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana, past National Chairman, Young Citizens for Johnson Humphrey; and other outstanding youth leaders of the United States." H. George A. Avery, William A Cary, Graham Clayton, Hugh Harold Groves, Frank M. Hally, RobS. Kawas, Arthur Jackson, ert F. Kneipp, C. T. Nottingham, William L. Porter, E. A. Prichard, Ganson Purcell, Theodore T. Smith, John B. Thomas, Wat ter C. Tnompson and Police Inspector John W. 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