Tomlinson Fort

Background

Fort, Tomlinson was born on April 16, 1932 in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Son of Tomlinson and Madeline A. Kean (Scott) Fort.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Georgia, 1952. Master of Science, University Tennessee, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, University Tennessee, 1957.

A.E. and F.A.Q. Stephens postdoctoral fellow, University Sydney, Australia, 1958. Certified, Institute Educational Management, Harvard University, 1978.

Career

Instructor surface chemistry, U. Sydney, 1957-1958; research chemist, then senior research chemist and project leader, duPont Company, 1958-1965; member of faculty, Case Western Reserve U., 1965-1973; professor chemical engineering, director surfaces research laboratory, Case Western Reserve U., 1971-1973; professor chemical engineering and chemistry, head department chemical engineering, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1973-1980; Adjunct Professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1980-1983; professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, provost, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1980-1982; vice president academic affairs, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1982-1983; provost, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1983-1986; professor of chemistry and materials science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1986-1989; Centennial professor chemical engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1989; professor materials science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1990; chair department chemical engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1989-1996. Summer visiting professor National U. Mexico, 1973, U. Copenhagen, 1978, 80. President Frances Fort Brown Realty Company, Chattanooga, 1970-1994.

Achievements

• Tomlinson Fort has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, chemical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists, Knights of Pythias, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Delta, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma, Sigma Chi.

Connections

Married Martha Kirby, October 13, 1956 (divorced 1995). Children: Tomlinson, III, Frances Clare. Married Nancy H. Blackwelder, December 19, 1998.

Father:

Tomlinson Fort

Mother:

Madeline A. Kean (Scott) Fort

Spouse:

Martha Kirby

Spouse:

Nancy H. Blackwelder

child:

III Fort

child:

Frances Clare Fort

child:

Tomlinson Fort