Background
Price, Joseph Earl was born on September 23, 1930 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Joseph Elias and Gladys May (Hagar) Price.
Price, Joseph Earl was born on September 23, 1930 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Joseph Elias and Gladys May (Hagar) Price.
Bachelor, Colorado College, 1952; Master of Arts, Rice U., 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Rice U., 1956.
Assistant professor, Lamar U., Beaumont, Texas, 1956-1959; from assistant professor to professor, Idaho State University, Pocatello, 1959-1992; professor emeritus, Idaho State University, Pocatello, since 1992. Engineer Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1956, Phillips Petroleum Company, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1963. Association Western University fellow Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, 1970, 76, 78.
Member various committees United Methodist Church, Pocatello, Idaho, since 1964. TrusteeBannock County History Society, since 1992. Member American Association of University Professors (treasurer 1973-1975), American Association Physics Teachers (Idaho-Utah section president, vice president 1985-1987, program chairman), Idaho Academy Science, Idaho Science Teachers Association, Atomic Energy Commission (education committee 1968-1971), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (vice president, president 1981-1984).
Married Nola Ann Iverson, August 10, 1963. Children: Rodney Jay, Andrea Jo.