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Kotch, Alex was born on August 18, 1926 in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alex and Irene (Hazilla) Kotch.
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Alex Kotch, American Chemistry educator. Fulbright fellow Technology U., Delft, The Netherlands, 1950-1951, Arthur D.Little postdoctoral fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951-1952, Monsanto Chemical Company fellow University of Illinois, 1949; Evan Pugh scholar Pennsylvania State University, 1946.
Education
Student, Bucknell Junior College, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1946; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1950.
Career
Research chemist central research department, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1952-1954;
chemist organic chemicals department, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Deepwater Point, New Jersey, 1954-1959;
associate program director for chemistry, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1959-1963;
program director for organic chemistry, National Science Foundation, 1963-1965;
staff associate university science development section, National Science Foundation, 1966-1967;
chief Biosciences division, Office of Saline Water, Department Interior, Washington, 1965-1966;
professor of chemistry, associate chairman, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1967-1977;
assistant director information education and international programs, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1977-1978;
special assistant to director, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1978-1979;
manager university programs office, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1979-1982;
professor of chemistry, director Office of Research and Program Development, U. North Dakota, 1982-1991;
professor of chemistry emeritus, U. North Dakota, since 1991. Consultant-evaluator North Control Association Colleges Schools 1970-1991, commissioner-at-large, 1984-1988. Board directors Association Western Universities, 1982-1991, member exec.com. board directors, 1988-1991.
Director North Dakota district Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 1988-1992.
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Membership
Member Opera Colorado Guild, since 1992. Member Denver Lyric Opera Guild, since 1992, general treasurer, 1995-1996. Chair publicity Rocky Mountain region Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 1994-1996.
Board directors Parkinson Association of the Rockies, since 1998, vice president, board directors, 1998-1999, co-president, since 1999. Member American Chemical Society, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Connections
Married Anne Marie Brinkman, March 5, 1952;children: Marianne, Axel, Robert, Jennifer.
