Background
McCoy, Richard Hugh was born on November 26, 1908 in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. Son of Oliver Robert and Elizabeth (Barrett) McCoy.
university dean chemistry educator
McCoy, Richard Hugh was born on November 26, 1908 in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. Son of Oliver Robert and Elizabeth (Barrett) McCoy.
Bachelor of Arts, Earlham College, 1929; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1931; Doctor of Philosophy (Rockefeller fellow 1934-1935), University of Illinois, 1935.
Instructor chemistry, Earlham College, 1929-1930; research fellow, Wistar Institute, 1936-1940; member of faculty, U. Pittsburgh, since 1940; professor of chemistry, associate dean division natural science, U. Pittsburgh, since 1959; associate dean and director graduate programs, faculty of arts and sciences, U. Pittsburgh, 1968-1973; dean emeritus, U. Pittsburgh, since 1973.
Delaware Friends Worlds Conference, Oxford, England, 1952. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Nutrition, American Society Biological Chemists, American Association University Professors, Federation American Scientists, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Social Responsibility Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Son of Oliver Robert and Elizabeth (Barrett) McC. M. Margaret Jean Stockdale, April 5, 1952. 1 daughter, Carolyn Jean.