David Morris Grant

Background

Grant, David Morris was born on March 24, 1931 in Salt Lake City. Son of David Lewis and Mary Lucille (Greenwood) Grant.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Utah, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Utah, 1957.

Career

Du Pont instructor chemistry, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1957-1958; assistant professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1958-1962; associate professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1962-1965; professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1965-1985; distinguished professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, since 1985; department chairman chemistry, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1962-1973; dean college science, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1976-1985. Adjunct Professor fuels engineering U. Utah, since 1985, associate vice president academy and Research.computing, 1985-1992, co-investigator study to improve management of costlyinstrumentation trs., 1974-1975. Lecturer numerous universities, science and technical associations and conferences, since 1963.

Achievements

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

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (associate editor journal 1975-1976, accreditation review committee 1985, Gold medal award California section 1969, Utah section award 1973, award in Petroleum Chemical 1991), Utah Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters (University Distinguished Svc. award for Biological and Physical Sciences 1989, University Rosenblatt prize for Excellence 1987).

Interests

• Avocation: crafts.

Connections

Married Reva Luella Carlow, September 11, 1953. Children: David James, Linda Grant Halling, Heidi Grant Cox, Karen Grant Lindstrom, John Carlow Grant.

Father:

David Lewis Grant

Mother:

Mary Lucille (Greenwood) Grant

Spouse:

Reva Luella Carlow

child:

Karen Grant Lindstrom Grant

child:

David James Grant

child:

John Carlow Grant

child:

Heidi Grant Cox Grant

child:

Linda Grant Halling Grant