Background
Owens, Charles Wesley was born on October 27, 1935 in Billings, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Fred Charles and Mary Isabel (Metheney) Owens.
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Charles Wesley Owens
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Bachelor of Science, Colorado College, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kansas, 1963.
Career
Chemist, Phillips Chemical Company, Borger, Texas, 1957-1958;
from assistant professor to associate professor to professor department chemistry, U. N.H., 1963-1989;
chair department chemistry, U. N.H., 1979-1982;
associate vice president for academic affairs, U. N.H., 1983-1987;
interim vice president for finance and administration, U. N.H., 1987-1988;
interim vice president for academic affairs, U. N.H., 1988-1989;
vice president for academic affairs, professor of chemistry, Radford (Virginia) U., 1989-1996;
acting president, Radford (Virginia) U., 1994-1995;
senior associate, Kaludis Cons. Group, since 1996;
program chairman New England Association Chemistry Teachers. Congressional science counselor to the United States senators T. J. McIntyre and Gordon Humphrey.
Member National Science Foundation Review Panel for College Teacher Programs. National Science Foundation visiting scientist to New England high schools. Member, chair visiting teams Commision on Colls., Southern Association Colleges Schools.
Member task force on dependent benefits Joint Operations Committee, New England Land Grant Universities. Board of trustees N.H. Higher Education Assistance Foundation. Faculty fellow in academic affairs U. N.H.
Summer research participant Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Guest associate chemist Brookhaven National Laboratory. Visiting professor.chemistry U. San Marcos, Lima, Peru.
Research associate U. Kansas. Consultant Boston Felt Company, Rochester, N.H., Random House, Inc., McGraw-Hill Book Company.
Achievements
Membership
Board trustees Science Museum Western Virginia. Member Radford City Commision on Arts and Events, 1995. Second lieutenant United States Army, 1957-1958.
Member American Association Higher Education, American Chemical Society (membership committee N.E. section, commission on professional training), Rotary International, Society for College and University Planning, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
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Married Barbara Jeanne Williams, December 18, 1955. Children: Charles E., Wesley A., Michael L., Janet K.
