Department of Physics Historical Time Line

We began as the School of Natural Sciences which eventually became the College of Natural Sciences. In 1967, individual departments split off with their own secretaries and department chairs.

DEAN
DEPT CHAIR
PROFESSORS
HIRED
RETIRED
Miller, Lee Walace   Boekelheide, Irv 1953 1974
    Boos, Fred 1957 1989
    Plumb, Robert 1958 1983
    Mallary, Eugene 1961 1979
    Zeilenga, Jack 1964 left in 1980
  Mallary
1966-1970
McGie, Mike 1966 1998
    Millet, L. Edward 1967 2000
Pennington, Frank 1972-1977 McGie
1970-1972
Young, John 1970 left 1975
  Millet
1972-1975
Paulson, Robert 1973 2007
Stephens, Steve
1977-1991
Boos
1975-1979
Chau, Cheuk-Kin 1975 2005
  Paulson
1979-1982
Young, John returned 1979 2004
    Kagan, David 1981  
  Boos
1982-1984
Dietz, Eric 1983  
  Millet
1984-1990
Buchholtz, Louis 1986  
    Gash, Philip 1986 2007
    Gaffney, Chris 1987  
Lederer, Roger
1991-2001
McGie
1990-1998
     
  Kagan
1998-2003
Zou, Xueli 2000  
Houpis, James
2001-present
Gaffney
2003-
Ayars, Eric 2003  
 
 
  Atkins, Leslie 2008  
 
 
  Petrova-Mayor, Anna 2008  

Department Secretaries:

1967-1987: Rae Ross (20 years)

1987-1989: Arloe Anania-Murray (2 years)

1989-Present: Lisa Washburn

Stockroom Technicians:

1970-1976: Gene Huenneke

1976-1980: Ron Weakley

1980-1988: Floyd Herendeen

1988-1999: Irene Eggert

1999-Present: Mary Murphy-Waldorf

Society of Physics Students:

Chapter formed December 15, 1981

Advisors:

1981-1989: Fred Boos

1983-Present: David Kagan

2008-Present: Eric Ayars

1983 Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society Chapter formed.