Jerry Collins Gaston

Background

Gaston, Jerry Collins was born on October 16, 1940 in Trinidad, Texas, United States. Son of James Elmore and Alice Audrey (Airheart) Gaston.

Education

Bachelor, East Texas State University, 1962; Master of Arts, East Texas State University, 1963; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1969-1981; associate dean liberal arts, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1974-1975; chair department sociology, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1975-1981; professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1981; head department sociology, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1981-1986; associate provost, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1986-1991; executive associate provost, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1991-1994; interim vice president for finance and administration, 1994-1995; vice president for administration, since 1995.

Achievements

• Jerry Collins Gaston has been listed as a noteworthy Sociology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Sociological Quarterly, Journal of the Midwest Sociological Society, Summer, 1981
  • Originality And Competition in Science
  • Originality and Competition in Science: Study of the British High Energy Physics Community

Membership

Member American Sociological Association, Society for Social Studies of Science, Rotary (president College Station club 1986-1987).

Connections

Married Mary Frank Ballow, September 16, 1961. 1 child, Jeremy.

Father:

James Elmore Gaston

Mother:

Alice Audrey (Airheart) Gaston

Spouse:

Mary Frank Ballow

child:

Jeremy Gaston