David Francis Dever

Background

Dever, David Francis was born on October 9, 1931 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Son of Francis J.H. and Clotilda Marie (Burridge) Dever.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Spring Hill College, 1953; Master of Science, Florida State University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1959.

Career

Research fellow, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1955-1957; postdoctoral fellow, Ohio State Research Foundation, Columbus, 1959-1961; assistant professor, U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1961-1962; project leader, United States Bureau Mines, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1962-1965; chairman associate professor, College Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1965-1968; associate professor, Macon (Georgia) Junior College, 1968-1974; division chairman, Macon (Georgia) Junior College, 1968-1972; professor of chemistry, Macon (Georgia) Junior College, since 1974. Consultant Bibb County Fire Department, Macon.

Achievements

• David Francis Dever has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member City Energy Consumption Commission, Macon, 1974-1976, chairman, 1988. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Roberta Anne Forrest, June 17, 1957. Children: Matthew, Andrew, Ruth, Paul.

Father:

Francis J.H. Dever

Mother:

Clotilda Marie (Burridge) Dever

Spouse:

Roberta Anne Forrest

child:

Paul Dever

child:

Andrew Dever

child:

Ruth Dever

child:

Matthew Dever