Background
Perry, Richard Lee was born on January 22, 1930 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of William McGuire and Emily Ruth (Usher) Perry.
academic administrator physics educator
Perry, Richard Lee was born on January 22, 1930 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of William McGuire and Emily Ruth (Usher) Perry.
Bachelor, Linfield College, 1952; Master of Science, Oregon State College, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, 1961.
Associate physicist, Linfield Research Institute, McMinnville, Oregon, 1956-1961;
assistant professor, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, 1961-1965;
associate professor, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, 1965-1971;
professor, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, 1971-1997;
professor emeritus, University of the Pacific, Stockton, since 1997;
chair physics Department, University of the Pacific, Stockton, 1987-1996. Consultant Thompson Ramo-Wooldridge, Inc., Canoga Park, California, 1962-1963. Consultant physicist Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, summers 1963, 64, United States Army Nuclear Defense Laboratory, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland., 1968-1969.
Research scientist, consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, summers 1978, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84.
Member American Association Physics Teachers, Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth Corrine Ferrell, June 13, 1952. Children: Dawn, Glenn, Craig, Stella.