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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1960)
Doak Leaves A&M; Takes Trinity Post d at thfl ich, stu- an work I the re- alveston, ^ build- f Ocean- facilities iool and I to take imer. A. B. id State <as City school, ^etmore board, ' Project' for 200 officers be $600 become of the at four md one era ting 3. Mer- ated at T ■ely de- ' not op- j ?h the lad al- P any- state’s ct said funds iol and would : m the ;ed its i il and datiou ' 4 ( don oi , . Dr. Clifton C. Doak, chairman of the Department of Biology at A&M, was appointed to head the Trinity University Department of Biology early in June, according to Dean Bruce Thomas. The department’s undergraduate and graduate programs have been directed since 1950 by Dr. Jacob Uhrich, professor of biology, under Whom Trinity’s pre-medical pro grams achieved wide recognition. Uhrich, who served as chairman of the former Graduate Council until the growing graduate division developed under his leadership into a graduate school in the fall of 1959, will now devote his full time to research and teaching. Doak received his Ph.D. degree in botany-genetics from the Uni versity of Illinois in 1933, after earning his B.S. degree at A&M. He became an assistant professor of general biology and botany at A&M in 1933, and in 1938, chair man of the Department of Biology. He taught biology and general science and coached athletics from 1922 through 1925 at Arlington and Corsicana Texas high schools and has directed a science enrich ment program for talented high school students during the 1957, ’58 and ’59 summer sessions at A&M. He is a regular contributor to the “Botanical Gazette,” the “Uni versity of Illinois Bulletin” and other journals of science. Listed in the' forthcoming issue of “Who’s Who in America” and in “American Men of Science,” he is past president of Sigma Xi, na tional scientific honor society and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Doak is also a member of the American Assn, for the Advance ment of Science and the Botanical Society of America and was the 1950 president of the Texas Acad emy of Science. 1 ■ , il a llilllllBli V : 1 . a it v ip f- liM' Twins and Father at Summer Camp Recent retreat ceremonies at Otis AFB, Mass., found Col. Leonard M. Rohrbough, deputy commander for Material, 551st Air Borne Early Warning and Control Wing, instructing his two sons, Stephen W. and Frank G. in the proper methods of folding the flag. The twin brothers, both seniors at A&M this fall, attended the summer ROTC encampment at Otis. Stephen is ma- ing in general business. (U. S. Air Force joring in economics while Frank is specializ- Photo) THE BATTALION Thursday, September 15,19(30 College Station, Texas Page 3 SUCCEEDS DR. VERNON YOUNG Leinweber Leaves OSU; Named New Range Head Dr. Charles L. Leinweber, an A&M graduate, is the new head of the Department of Range and Forestry. He took over his new duties on Aug. 1. The scientist succeeds Dr. Ver non Young. Young retired from duty as head of the department in September, 1959. In the interim, Dr. Robert Darrow, professor, was acting head of range and forestry. Leinweber came here from Okla homa State University, where he had been since 1955. He was co ordinator of cotton research and specialized in physiological stud ies. Born in Bandera He was born at Bandera in 1922 and reared on a ranch in the Kerr- ville area in Kerr County. The agriculturist’s undergradu ate and graduate degrees were received while at A&M. His B.S. in 1952 and M.S. in 1953 were in range management. Plant phys iology was the major study field for his doctorate in 1956. Outstanding Scientist Leinweber’s appointment was announced by Dr. R. E. Patterson, dean of agriculture. “We consider Dr. Leinweber an outstanding agricultural scientist, He will be a real asset to the agri cultural programs of A&M in pro viding leadership in research and education in the important field of range management,” Patterson said. “His background of training and experience fits him well into the position which he will occupy in developing further services to Tex as farmers and ranchers.” Three Sons Leinweber and his wife, Jean, live at 1002 Hereford in College Station. They have three sons, Charles Jr., 11; Louis L., 7; and Gregg, 3. The Leihwebers are members of the Presbyterian Church. Leinweber’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Leinweber of Mountain Home, and his wife is the daughter of Mrs. L. O. 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