William Bruce Hawkins

Background

Hawkins, William Bruce was born on September 8, 1930 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of William Bruce and Doris (Dickinson) Hawkins.

Education

Bachelor, Amherst College, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1954.

Career

National Science Foundation fellow, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland, 1954-1955; instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1955-1957; assistant professor, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1957-1961; assistant professor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1961-1968; associate professor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1968-1987; professor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1987-1992; emeritus professor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1992.

Achievements

• William Bruce Hawkins has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Clerk of development Friends General Conference, Philadelphia, 1985-1991. Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Cat Acoustical Society, Association for Computing Machinery, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, sailing.

Connections

Married Ruth Ann Elsaesser, June 3, 1957. Children: Judith Lisbie, Patricia Joan.

Father:

William Bruce Hawkins

Mother:

Doris (Dickinson) Hawkins

Spouse:

Ruth Ann Elsaesser

child:

Patricia Joan Hawkins

child:

Judith Lisbie Hawkins