Charles Ray Tolbert

Background

Tolbert, Charles Ray was born on November 14, 1936 in Van, West Virginia, United States. Son of General Ray and Mary Manning (Cloe) Tolbert.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Richmond, 1958; Master of Science, Vanderbilt University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1963.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1963-1964; science officer, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1964-1967; research associate, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1967-1969; assistant professor astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1969-1970; associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1970-1995; professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1995; space administrator, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1976-1984.

Achievements

• Charles Ray Tolbert has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Albemarle County (Virginia) School Board, 1982-1990, chairman, 1988-1990. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society (education officer 1985-1991), Society for Science Exploration (treasurer since 1982), International Astronomical Union, Dutch Astronomical Society, U.Va. Raven Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Interests

• Avocation: couch potato.

Connections

Married Carola Gemma Godifreda de Groot, January 27, 1967. Children: Juliette Lynn, Nicolette Karyn, Michelle Christine.

Father:

General Ray Tolbert

Mother:

Mary Manning (Cloe) Tolbert

Spouse:

Carola Gemma Godifreda de Groot

child:

Juliette Lynn Tolbert

child:

Nicolette Karyn Tolbert

child:

Michelle Christine Tolbert