Gerard Allan Nyssen

Background

Nyssen, Gerard Allan was born on November 9, 1942 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Son of Howard C. and Margreth Elizabeth (Faul) Nyssen.

Education

AB, Olivet Nazarene U., Kankakee, Illinois, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1970.

Career

Assistant professor of chemistry, Trevecca Nazarene U., Nashville, 1970-1972; associate professor of chemistry, Trevecca Nazarene College, Nashville, 1972-1976; research scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, summer 1974; adjunct professor of chemistry, Belmont U., Nashville, 1970-1983; research associate, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1976-1977, 84-85; visiting professor of chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1987, 88; professor of chemistry, Trevecca Nazarene U., Nashville, since 1976. Director analytic services, consultant MoTec, Inc., Mount Juliet, Tennessee, 1986-1988. Translation consultant Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Nashville, 1989.

Consultant TVG Environmental, Nashville, since 1991. Translator Language Superior vena cava syndrome, Nashville, 1979-1980.

Achievements

• Gerard Allan Nyssen has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society (secretary-treasurer Nashville section 1978-1979, treasurer 1991-1994), Tennessee Academy Science.

Interests

• Avocations: cycling, swimming.

Connections

Married Mary Jane Starr, August 21, 1965. Children: John Mark, David Allan, Amy Michelle.

Father:

Howard C. Nyssen

Mother:

Margreth Elizabeth (Faul) Nyssen

Spouse:

Mary Jane Starr

child:

Amy Michelle Nyssen

child:

John Mark Nyssen

child:

David Allan Nyssen