Background
Corson, Dale Raymond was born on April 5, 1914 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Harry Raymond and Alta (Hill) Corson.
physicist university president
Corson, Dale Raymond was born on April 5, 1914 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Harry Raymond and Alta (Hill) Corson.
Bachelor of Arts, College Emporia, Kansas, 1934; Doctor of Humane Letters, College Emporia, Kansas, 1970; Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1935; student, Ohio State University, 1935-1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1938; Doctor of Science, University Rochester, 1975; Doctor of Science, Elmira College, 1977; Doctor of Science, Wilkes College, 1985; Doctor of Laws, Hamilton College, 1973; Doctor of Laws, Columbia University, 1972.
Instructor, research fellow, University of California, 1938-1940; assistant professor, U. Missouri, 1940-1943; associate professor, U. Missouri, 1943-1945; staff, Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1941-1943; technical adviser, War Department, 1943-1945; staff, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1945-1946; assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, 1946-1947; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1947-1952; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1952-1979; department chairman physics, Cornell Univercity, 1956-1959; dean, Cornell Univercity (College Engineering), 1959-1963; provost, Cornell Univercity (College Engineering), 1963-1969; president, Cornell Univercity (College Engineering), 1969-1977; chancellor, Cornell Univercity (College Engineering), 1977-1979; president emeritus, Cornell Univercity (College Engineering), since 1979.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences. Member National Academy Engineering (Arthur M. Bueche award 1988), Japan Academy Engineering (foreign associate), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Cosmos, Cornell.
Married Nellie Elizabeth Griswold, June 17, 1938. Children– David, Bruce, Richard, Janet.