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William W. Akers Chemical Engineering papers and Rice University Vice President for Administration records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 154
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The bulk of these records relate to Akers’ administrative roles at Rice University, particularly as Vice President for Administration. Correspondence, memos, articles, newsclippings reflect his interests both as university administrator and as professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Materials related to the U.S. Civil War and owned by Akers are also present.

Dates

  • 1960-1994

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the William W. Akers Chemical Engineering papers and Rice University Vice President for Administration records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

William W. Akers, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at Rice University, earned his bachelors degree from Texas Tech University (1943) and his doctorate from the University of Michigan (1950). Professor Akers rose to prominence in the 1960's when he directed research in coordination with the Baylor College of Medicine that produced the first artificial heart. He chaired the chemical engineering department from 1955 to 1965. Since 1973 he has served Rice administratively as development director, vice president for external affairs, and as vice president for administration, while continuing to teach courses in separations processes and process design. He has represented the university in a wide variety of external relationships and is the author or coauthor of more than forty technical publications.

Akers died Nov. 5, 2017 at age 94. [https://news.rice.edu/2017/11/06/bioengineering-pioneer-longtime-professor-william-akers-dies/]

Extent

4 Linear Feet ( (8 boxes))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The bulk of these records relate to Akers’ administrative roles at Rice University, particularly as Vice President for Administration. Correspondence, memos, articles, newsclippings reflect his interests both as university administrator and as professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Acquisition Information

This material was transferred in June 2007.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the William W. Akers Chemical Engineering papers and Rice University Vice President for Administration records, 1960-1994
Status
Completed
Author
Alan Bath
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

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