Background
Toll, John Sampson was born on October 25, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Oliver Wolcott and Merle d'Aubigne (Sampson) Toll.
academic administrator physics professor
Toll, John Sampson was born on October 25, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Oliver Wolcott and Merle d'Aubigne (Sampson) Toll.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Yale University, 1944. AM, Princeton University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1952.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Maryland, 1973. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Wroclaw, Poland, 1975. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Adelphi University, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Fudan University, Peoples Republic China, 1987. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Maryland, Eastern Shore, 1993.
Managing editor, acting chairman Yale Science magazine, 1943-1944. With Princeton University, 1946-1949, proctor fellow, 1948-1949. Friends of Elementary Particle Theory Research grantee for study in France, 1950.
Theoretical physicist Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1950-1951. Staff member, associate director Project Matterhorn, Forrestal Research Center, Princeton University, 1951-1953. Professor, chairman physics and astronomy University Maryland, 1953-1965.
President, professor physics State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1965-1978, University Maryland, 1978-1988, chancellor, 1988-1989, chancellor emeritus, professor physics, since 1989. President Universities Research Association, Washington, 1989-1994, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, since 1995. 1st director chancellor's panel on university pruposes State University of New York, 1970.
Physics consultant to editorial staff National Science Teachers Association, 1957—1961. United States delegate, head scientist, secretariat International Conference High Energy Physics, 1960. Member-at-large United States national committee International Union Pure and Applied Physics, 1960—1963.
Chairman research advisory committee on electrophysics National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961—1965. Member governor Maryland Science Resources Advisory Board, 1963—1965. Member, chairman advisory panel for physics National Science Foundation, 1964—1967.
Member New York Governor's Advisory Committee Atomic Energy, 1966—1970. Member commission plans and objectives higher education American Council Education, 1966—1969. Member Hall of Records Commission, 1979—1988.
Member, chairman advisory council Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 1979—1985. Member advisory council president's Association Governing Boards, 1980—1988, Southern Regional Education Board, 1980—1990. Member executive committee Washington/Baltimore Regional Association, 1980—1989, National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, 1980—1988, Center Study of the Presidency, 1983—1984.
Member university programs panel of energy research board Department Energy, 1982—1983. Member advisory committee SBHE, 1983—1989, Maryland Governor's Chesapeake Bay Council, 1985. Member resource committee state trade policy council Governor's high tech roundtable Maryland Department Economic Development, 1986—1989.
Chairman marine division NASULGC, 1986. Board trustees Aspen Institute Humanities, 1987—1989. Member commission higher education Middle States Association Colleges and Schools, 1987.
Chairman advisory panel on technical risks and opportunities for United States energy supply and demand United States Office Technology Assessment, 1987—1991, chairman advisory panel on international collaboration in defense technical, 1989—1991. Member Sea Grant review panel United States Department Commerce, since 1992, chair, 1996—1997. Member committee financing higher education National Association Indiana Colleges and Universities, 1996—1998.
Board governors Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, since 1996. Director Maryland Governor's Blue Ribbon Citizens Pfiesteria Action Commission, 1997. Member governing council Wye Faculty Seminar, since 1997.
Director Eastern Shore Association College President, since 1998. Member board directors Maryland Center Agro-Ecology, Inc., since 1999. Visiting professor Nordic Institute Theoretical Physics, Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark, University Lund, Sweden, 1975—1976.
Member mathematics science education board National Academy of Sciences. Member Higher Education Heritage Action Committee, since 2002.
Member advisory council Del-Mar-Va council Boy Scouts American, since 1999. Member Higher Education Heritage Action Committee, since 2002. Board directors Hodson Scholarship Foundation, 1996, Mid-Shore Community Foundation, since 2002.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Washington Academy of Sciences (president 1995-1996), New York Academy of Sciences. Member National Science Teachers Association, American Council Education (board directors 1986-1989, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), American Association Physics Teachers, Federation American Scientists (chairman 1961-1962), Philosophical Society Washington, Association Higher Education, Yale University of Science and Engineering Association (award for distinguished contributions 1996), Cosmos Club, Hamilton St. Club, Baltimore, University Club (Washington and New York ), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi (distinguished, Marylander of Year 2000 award), Sigma Xi (Science Achievement award 1965), Omicron Delta Kappa (honorary), Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Deborah Ann Taintor, October 24, 1970. Children: Dacia Merle Sampson, Caroline Taintor.