Background
Watkins, Kay Orville was born on April 28, 1932 in Nunn, Colorado, United States. Son of Paul Edmond and Freda May (Orndorff) Watkins.
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Kay Orville Watkins
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Kay Orville Watkins, American college dean, chemistry educator. Named one of Outstanding Young Men American, Alamosa Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1967; grantee National Science Foundation, 1978, research fellow, 1978. Advisor Colorado Minority Engineering Association, San Luis Valley, since 1983; board directors San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Alamosa, since 1975. Member American Chemical Society, Colorado Alliance for Science, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor, Adams State College, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1961.
Career
Professor of chemistry, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, since 1961;
dean School Science, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, since 1977. Research chemist Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1961-1962. Visiting scientist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1968, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1973, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1981.
Visiting professor U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Advisor Colorado Minority Engineering Association, San Luis Valley, since 1983. Board directors San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Alamosa, since 1975. Member American Chemical Society, Colorado Alliance for Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Janice Annette Rogers, June 24, 1961. Children: Susan, Melissa, Laura.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Named one of Outstanding Young Men American, Alamosa Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1967. Grantee National Science Foundation, 1978, research fellow, 1978.Named one of Outstanding Young Men American, Alamosa Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1967. Grantee National Science Foundation, 1978, research fellow, 1978.