Vernon D'Orsay Crawford

Background

Crawford, Vernon D'Orsay was born on February 13, 1919 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. Came to United States, 1947, naturalized, 1953. Son of Roy David and Lydia (Edgett) Crawford.

Education

Bachelor, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, 1939. Doctor of Laws, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, 1975. Master of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1943.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1949.

Career

Physicist Naval Research Establishment of Canada, Halifax, 1943-1945. Lecturer Dalhousie University, 1944-1947. Associate professor physics Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1949-1955, professor, 1955-1964, director School Physics, 1964-1968, professor physics, dean General College, 1968, acting president, 1969, vice president academy affairs, since 1969.

Acting chancellor University System of Georgia, 1979-1980, chancellor, since 1980.

Achievements

• Vernon Doctorate"Orsay Crawford has been listed as a noteworthy university administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Sigma.

Connections

Married Helen Dell Avison, May 15, 1943. Children– Lynn Kathleen (Mistress David Hood), Dell Marie (Mistress Ronald Byrd).

Father:

Roy David Crawford

Mother:

Lydia (Edgett) Crawford

Spouse:

Helen Dell Avison

child:

Lynn Kathleen Crawford (Mistress David Hood)

child:

Dell Marie Crawford (Mistress Ronald Byrd)