Background
Cromwell, Norman Henry was born on November 22, 1913 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Henry and Ethel Lee (Harkelroad) Cromwell.
Cromwell, Norman Henry was born on November 22, 1913 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Henry and Ethel Lee (Harkelroad) Cromwell.
Bachelor of Science with honors (Rea scholar 1932-1935), Rose-Hulman Institute, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1939; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Nebraska, 1987.
Teaching assistant, University of Minnesota, 1935-1939;
instructor organic chemistry, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1939-1942;
assistant professor, U. Nebraska, 1942-1945;
associate professor, U. Nebraska, 1945-1948;
professor, U. Nebraska, since 1948;
Howard S. Wilson regents professor, U. Nebraska, 1960-1970;
department chairman chemistry, U. Nebraska, 1964-1970;
executive dean for graduate studies and research, U. Nebraska, 1970-1972;
vice president, dean Graduate College, U. Nebraska, 1972-1973;
Regents professor of chemistry Graduate College, U. Nebraska, 1973-1983;
Regents professor emeritus, U. Nebraska, since 1983;
interim director, Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, Medical Center, Omaha, 1979-1980;
director, Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, Medical Center, Omaha, 1981-1983. Guest department chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. Honorary research associate University College, London, 1950-1951, 58-59.
Honorary research associate California Institute Technology, 1958. American Chemical Society tour lecturer, 1952-1970. Frontiers of chemistry lecturer Wayne State University, 1958.
Research lecturer U. College, Dublin, Ireland, 1958. Visiting professor University of California Medical Center, 1961. Gordon Research Conference lecturer,1961, conference discussion leader, 1970, 77.
Hungarian Chemical Society lecturer, 1962, Sigma Xi national lecturer, 1964. Keynote speaker National Committee Administration Research Conference, 1970. Consultant Parke Davis & Company, 1943-1946, Smith, Kline & French laboratories, 1946-1951, American Cancer Society, 1956-1958, Philip Morris, Inc., 1964-1979, United States Public Health Service, 1952-1964, chairman medicinal chemical study section, 1960-1964.
National Cancer Institute, 1964-1970. President 2d International Congress Heterocyclic Chemistry, Montpellier, France, 1969. Plenary lecturer 5th International Congress, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1975.
United States-India exchange scientist, 1977. Director cooperative college teacher development program for Nebraska National Science Foundation, 1960-1963.
Member of the board Lincoln Bryan Hospital. Member American Chemical Society (plenary lecturer national meeting 1983, 40th Midwest award 1984), Chemical Society London, Nebraska Art Association (trustee since 1958, vice president 1971), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Tau, Gamma Alpha, Tau NuTau, Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Tau Omega. M C.
Married Grace N. Newell, January 29, 1955. Children: Christopher Newell, Richard Earl.