Richard A. Pacer
Chemistry educator
Born Jan. 15, 1939, Toledo (OH), U.S.; son of Chester and Mary (Matuszek); married Joyce (Poposki); children: Dawn, Valerie.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1960, Master of Science (M.S.), 1962, University of Toledo (OH); Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1965.
Career: assistant prof., 1965-68, associate prof., 1968-78, prof., 1978 -, Indiana University - Purdue University, Ft. Wayne.
Author: numerous articles in professional journals, i.a. in: Journal of Chemical Education, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry.
Member of: American Chemical Society; American Association of University Professors (AAUP) (vice president, Indiana University - Purdue University chapter); social member, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); vice president, St. Vincent De Paul Society, Ft. Wayne.
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; Chemist of the Year award, American Chemical Society, 1978; Outstanding Teaching Award, Indiana University - Purdue University, 1983; research grants, Petroleum Research Fund, American Chemical Society, 1983-89.
Affiliation: Independent. Catholic.
Language: English.
Hobbies: fishing, volleyball, reading.
Office: Indiana - Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, 2101 Coliseum Boulevard E, Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.