Background
Houten, Donald Roger Van was born on August 18, 1936 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Wallace and Martha Fairchild (Tuckley) Van Houten.
Sociology educator university dean
Houten, Donald Roger Van was born on August 18, 1936 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Wallace and Martha Fairchild (Tuckley) Van Houten.
AB, Oberlin College, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1967.
Research associate, Graduate School Public Health, U. Pittsburgh, 1963-1965; assistant professor sociology and business administration, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1965-1968; assistant professor sociology, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1968-1972; associate professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1972-1981; professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1981; acting dean College Arts and Sciences, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1986-1987; dean, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1987. Research fellow Arbetslivscentrum, Stockholm, 1980, 81, 90.
Member Council Colleges Arts and Sciences, American Sociological Association (grantee 1973), National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (commission on education for the teaching profession, commission on arts and Sciences).
Married Carol Jane King, June 8, 1959. Children: Holly Ann, Stuart Palmer, Eric Tuckley.