John Riley Donaldson

Background

Donaldson, John Riley was born on November 24, 1925 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of John Riley and Marguerette Hoover (Atkinson) Donaldson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Rice U., 1945; Master of Arts, Rice U., 1947; Master of Science, Yale U, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale U, 1951.

Career

Physicist, California R & D, Livermore, 1950-1953; associate professor, U. Arizona, 1953-1954; physicist, United States Army, Frederick, Maryland., 1954-1956; assistant professor then associate professor, California State University, Fresno, 1956-1967; professor, California State University, Fresno, 1967-1991; department chairman physics, California State University, Fresno, 1983-1991; professor emeritus, California State University, Fresno, since 1991. Visiting professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1967-1968, 82-83.

Achievements

• John Riley Donaldson has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Choir director College Community Congressional Church, Fresno, 1956-1996, moderator, 1960-1961. Elected supervisor Fresno County, 1973-1980. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers.

Interests

• Avocations: singing, conducting.

Connections

Married Shirley Jean Brown, June 30, 1951. Children: Nancy Gullett, Dorothy Chaffee, Jack Donaldson, Jane Hollingsworth.

Father:

John Riley Donaldson

Mother:

Marguerette Hoover (Atkinson) Donaldson

Spouse:

Shirley Jean Brown

child:

Jane Hollingsworth Donaldson

child:

Nancy Gullett Donaldson

child:

Dorothy Chaffee Donaldson

child:

Jack Donaldson