Russell Lewis Collins

Background

Collins, Russell Lewis was born on September 21, 1928 in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. Son of Glenn Samuel and Amy Unas (Kirkland) Collins.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, U. Tulsa, 1948; Master of Science in Physics, U. Oklahoma, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Oklahoma, 1953.

Career

Exploratory researcher, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1952-1962; physics professor, University Texas, Austin, 1962-1984; chairman, founder, Austin Science Associations, Inc., since 1964.

Achievements

• Russell Lewis Collins has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Bettye Jo Alberty, August 1948 (divorced March 1978). Children: David Russell, James Vann. Married Sherri L. Hatcher, January 25, 1979.

Father:

Glenn Samuel Collins

Mother:

Amy Unas (Kirkland) Collins

Spouse:

Bettye Jo Alberty

Spouse:

Sherri L. Hatcher

child:

David Russell Collins

child:

James Vann Collins