Background
Kokes, Richard Joseph was born on March 2, 1927 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. Son of Carl Victor and Margaret Elizabeth (Krutsch) Kokes.
Kokes, Richard Joseph was born on March 2, 1927 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. Son of Carl Victor and Margaret Elizabeth (Krutsch) Kokes.
Bachelor of Science, Villanova College, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1951.
Fellow Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1952-1955. Assistant professor Loyola College at Baltimore, 1955-1958. Assistant professor Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1958-1967, professor of chemistry, 1967-1970, West.R. Grace professor, 1970-1973, department chairman, 1972-1973.
Consultant
West.R. Grace Chemical Company.
Fellow Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1952-1955. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Chemical Society, Catalysis Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Omicron Delta Chi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Marian Martin Tickel, August 18, 1951. Children: Susan Reid, Lisa Martin.