Evan Thomas Williams

Background

Williams, Evan Thomas was born on May 17, 1936 in New York City. Son of Clarke and Margaret (Button) Williams.

Education

AB, Williams College, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963.

Career

Research associate, Research Establishment Risø, Roskilde, Denmark, 1963-1965; assistant professor department chemistry, Brooklyn College, CUNY, 1965-1971; associate professor, Brooklyn College, CUNY, 1971-1975; professor, Brooklyn College, CUNY, 1976-1992; department chairman, Brooklyn College, CUNY, 1981-1984; dean undergraduate studies, Brooklyn College, CUNY, 1989-1992; dean, vice president academic affairs, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 1992-1995; professor of chemistry, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, since 1992; assistant to president, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 1995-1997; chairman environmental studies program, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, since 1997. Consultant Geos Corporation, Mount Vernon, New York.

Achievements

• Evan Thomas Williams has been listed as a noteworthy College dean, chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Cobble Hill Association, Brooklyn, 1972-1973. Member Brooklyn Solid-Waste Advisory Board, 1981-1992. Trustee Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, 1978-1987.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Lise Reinholdt Jacobsen, Sept.19, 1959. Children: Elisabeth Clarke, John Reinholdt.

Father:

Clarke Williams

Mother:

Margaret (Button) Williams

Spouse:

Lise Reinholdt Jacobsen

child:

Elisabeth Clarke Williams

child:

John Reinholdt Williams