Background
Cohn, Norman Stanley was born on June 26, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jack and Helen Blossom (Burak) Cohn.
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Norman Stanley Cohn
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Norman Stanley Cohn, American Botany educator, university dean Atomic Energy Commission Contracts research grantee, 1959-1963; Ohio U. Research Committee research grantee, 1964-1965, 67-68, 83-84; National Institutes of Health research grantee, 1967-1970; Fulbright senior research scholar U. Leiden, The Netherlands, 1965-1966, 68-69; recipient United States National Academy Science award, 1968, 1973.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Pennsylvania, 1952; Master of Sciences, University Kentucky, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1957.
Career
Research assistant, U. Kentucky, 1952-1953;
research assistant, Yale, 1953;
teaching assistant, Yale, 1953-1956;
fellow, Yale Atypical Growth, summer 1956;
Tuttle-U. fellow, Yale Atypical Growth, 1956-1957;
research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, summer 1955;
postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University, 1957-1959;
instructor, McKoy College, 1958-1959;
assistant professor botany, Ohio U., 1959-1964;
associate professor, Ohio U., 1964-1968;
Distinguished professor botany, Ohio U., 1968-1997;
department chairman botany, Ohio U., 1969-1970;
dean Graduate College, director research, Ohio U., 1970-1979;
member University Council, Ohio U., 1975-1977;
member honorary degree committee, Ohio U., 1977-1979;
arts and science cabinet, Ohio U., 1967-1968;
chairman graduate council, Ohio U., since 1970;
member of faculty senate, Ohio U., 1967-1970, 81-84;
vice chairman faculty senate, Ohio U., 1970;
Chairman of Commission on committees, Ohio U., 1971-1977;
professor emeritus, Ohio U., 1995;
on leave as head cellular and physiological Biosciences, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1979-1981;
coordinator, North Central Self-Study for U., 1973-1974. Member Interagy. Commision on Plant Sciences, 1979-1981. Participant seminars major universities, colleges, United States, Europe.
Lecturer United States National Academy Science. Lecturer research visit, Czechoslovakia, 1968, Yugoslavia, 1973. Member United States Department of Agriculture review panel, 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Ohio Academy Science, Royal Microscopical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors (president Ohio U. chapter 1963-1964), Genetics Society American, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Cell Biology, New York Academy Sciences, Argonne Universities Association, NorthCtrl. Association, Research Dirs.
Association, Council Graduate Schools United States, Control StatesUnivs. (board directors 1970-1973), Midwestern Association Graduate Schools (vice Chairman.1976, chairman 1977), Phi Beta Kappa (officer), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Margaret Foreman, June 24, 1956. Children: Alison, Nicholas, Jason.
