Jeffrey Dean Kovac

Background

Kovac, Jeffrey Dean was born on May 29, 1948 in Cleveland. Son of Stanley Joseph and Lee (Chojnacki) Kovac.

Education

Bachelor, Reed College, 1970; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1974.

Career

Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Department Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974-1976; assistant professor department chemistry, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1976-1983; associate professor department chemistry, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983-1991; professor department chemistry, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1991. Director Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences, since 1994.

Achievements

• Jeffrey Dean Kovac has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-chair Alliance for a Better Tomorrow, Knoxville, 1992-1993. State director instruction Tennessee State Soccer Association, since 1990. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Susan Davis Kovac, June 9, 1973. Children: Peter Jeffrey, Rachel Susan.

Father:

Stanley Joseph Kovac

Mother:

Lee (Chojnacki) Kovac

Spouse:

Susan Davis Kovac

child:

Rachel Susan Kovac

child:

Peter Jeffrey Kovac