Gerard ‘Gerry’ Dobson

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Photo of Gerard 'Gerry' DobsonGerard ‘Gerry’ Dobson, 90, of Lewisville, Professor Emeritus of chemistry who taught at UNT from 1969 to 1999, died Sept. 26. He studied at Cornell University and Florida Southern College and taught mathematics in Pennsylvania public schools while obtaining a master’s degree from Temple University. He earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at Florida State University.

He was on the chemistry faculties at the University of Georgia and the University of South Dakota before joining UNT, from which he retired as a Regents Professor of chemistry. He received the first Toulouse Scholar award at UNT, which recognizes the excellent teaching and scholarly/creative achievements of members of the graduate faculty. He wrote 150 research publications in the areas of organometallic chemistry, chemical kinetics and chemical education and was a member of the editorial advisory board of the Inorganic Chemistry journal.

A U.S. Army veteran, he was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional chemistry fraternity, and served as its national president and as editor of its magazine. He received its highest award for service to the organization and the chemical profession. He also had been a scoutmaster and Explorer advisor with Boy Scouts of America and was a member of Lewisville Masonic Lodge No. 201.

Photo of Gerard 'Gerry' DobsonGerard ‘Gerry’ Dobson, 90, of Lewisville, Professor Emeritus of chemistry who taught at UNT from 1969 to 1999, died Sept. 26. He studied at Cornell University and Florida Southern College and taught mathematics in Pennsylvania public schools while obtaining a master’s degree from Temple University. He earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at Florida State University.

He was on the chemistry faculties at the University of Georgia and the University of South Dakota before joining UNT, from which he retired as a Regents Professor of chemistry. He received the first Toulouse Scholar award at UNT, which recognizes the excellent teaching and scholarly/creative achievements of members of the graduate faculty. He wrote 150 research publications in the areas of organometallic chemistry, chemical kinetics and chemical education and was a member of the editorial advisory board of the Inorganic Chemistry journal.

A U.S. Army veteran, he was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional chemistry fraternity, and served as its national president and as editor of its magazine. He received its highest award for service to the organization and the chemical profession. He also had been a scoutmaster and Explorer advisor with Boy Scouts of America and was a member of Lewisville Masonic Lodge No. 201.

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