Background
Major, John Keene was born on August 3, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Ralph Hermon and Margaret Norman (Jackson) Major.
Major, John Keene was born on August 3, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Ralph Hermon and Margaret Norman (Jackson) Major.
Attended, University Kansas City, 1940—1941. Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1943. Master of Science, 1947.
Doctor of Science, University Paris, 1951.
Laboratory assistant physics, Yale University, 1943-1944;
instructor, research assistant physics, Yale University, 1952-1955;
science staff special studies group, division war research, Columbia University, 1944;
instructor physics and chemistry, American Community School, Paris, 1948-1949;
research fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie Nucleaire, College de France, Paris, 1951;
Carnegie Foundation fellow, Laboratoire Curie, Institut du Radium, Paris, 1951;
associate professor physics, Western Reserve U., 1955-1957;
department chairman, Western Reserve U., 1955-1960, 61-64;
Perkins professor physics, Western Reserve U., 1957-1966;
staff associate university science development section division institutional programs, National Science Foundation, 1964-1968;
professor physics, dean, Graduate School Arts and Sciences, U. Cincinnati, 1968-1971;
professor physics, New York University, 1971-1974;
dean Graduate School Arts and Sciences, New York University, 1971-1973;
visiting scholar, Alfred P. Sloan School Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973-1974;
professor physics, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, 1974-1977;
vice president academic affairs, Northeastern Illinois U., 1974-1975;
consultant, National Science Foundation, 1968-1969;
science consultant, Sonar Analysis Group, 1946-1947;
general manager, Station WONO, Syracuse, New York, 1977;
director research and marketing, Station WFMT, Chicago, 1978-1981;
Chairman of the Board, president, KCMA, Inc., since 1980;
general manager, Station KCMA, 1981-1988. Member Executive Committee radio project Center for Public Resources, 1980-1981. Visiting professor U. Mysore, 1967, Sardar Patel U., 1968.
Science eq. specialist U. Tunis, 1968.
Board director Concertime, since 1985, president 1993-1995. Board director Tulsa Opera, 1984-1995, Tulsa Philharmonic Society, 1988-1995. Volunteer executive International Executive Service Corps, Bulgaria, 1993, Armenia 1995, Georgia 1996.
Member Classical Music Broadcasters Association (executive vice president, 1979-1980, board director 1979-1982, 85-87, 89-93, president 1980-1981, 90-91, Walter Neiman Award 1998), Cosmos Club, Washington, Sigma Xi.
Married Gracemary Somers (Westing), April 9, 1950 (divorced). Children: John Westing, Ann Somers, Richard Jackson. Married Lee Adair (Jordan), June 25, 1970.