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Delap, James Harve was born on February 6, 1930 in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Son of Harve E. and Adena Rosetta (Harriss) Delap.
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James Harve Delap, American Chemistry educator, researcher. Recipient McEniry award for Teaching Excellence, 1982; James B. Duke fellow, 1957-1959, DuPont Teaching fellow, 1959-1960. Active Union Concerned Scientists, Boston, since 1970. With United States Army, 1952-1954. Member American Chemical Society, Gamma Sigma Epsilon (executive president 1991-1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor, Southern Illinois U., 1952; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1952, 55; Master of Science, Duke U., 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1960.
Career
Research chemist, Chemstrand Corporation, Durham, North Carolina, 1960-1962; assistant professor of chemistry, Stetson U., De Land, Florida, 1962-1968; associate professor, Stetson U., De Land, Florida, 1968-1972; professor, Stetson U., De Land, Florida, since 1972; chairman chemistry department, Stetson U., De Land, Florida, 1989-1993. Lecturer Tribhuvan U., Kathmandu, Nepal, 1970-1971, U. Liberia, Monrovia,1978-1979, U. Maryland., Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 1987, U. Maryland., Adana, Turkey, 1988.
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Membership
Active Union Concerned Scientists, Boston, since 1970. With United States Army, 1952-1954. Member American Chemical Society, Gamma Sigma Epsilon (executive president 1991-1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Connections
Married Clara Prudence Todd, March 29, 1959. Children: Carolyn Adena, Mary Amelia, Margaret Jane, James Todd.
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat