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Henry L. and Grace Doherty Visiting Professorship

Type: Professorship / Research Fund
Year: 1999

Purpose

Funds will allow for visiting professorships within the Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences. (GF000106)

Description

The occupant of this chair would be chosen for their interdisciplinary accomplishments that would benefit not only the Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences but the entire Florida Tech community. The contract is typically associated with a one-year visit and in exceptional circumstances, a one-year extension.

History

Henry Latham Doherty was born on May 15th, 1870 in Columbus, Ohio. He was a leader in the oil industry, president and co-founder of the Cities Service Company- which later became CITGO Petroleum Corporation, and philanthropist.

When he was only 12 years old, Doherty was hired by Columbus Gas Company and worked his way up to become the Chief Engineer at the age of 20. Later, Doherty became acting president and treasurer of the Denver Gas & Electric Company. In 1905, he started Henry L. Doherty & Co., a company that provided technical and financial consulting services to utility companies, and five years later, he had begun Cities Service Company. Additionally, in 1916, he established the Doherty Energy Research Laboratory Co. (DORELCO) in Oklahoma.

Doherty was recognized and awarded several times for his contributions to the development of scientific methodology in the petroleum industry. Correspondingly, he was awarded the Franklin Institute’s Walton Clark Medal in 1931, and, in 1969, Columbia University added his name to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Doherty met Mrs. Grace Eames in New York, NY, got married in 1928, and adopted her daughter from a previous marriage. Henry Doherty died on December 26th, 1939. However, The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation, located in New York, NY, primarily promotes marine science and education, and assists institutions engaged in oceanographic activities.

2000-01           Dr. Anne C. Steinmann

2001-02           Dr. Joseph A. Angelo

2002-03           Dr. Stefan M. Groghowalski

2003-04           Dr. Michael Hartnett

2004-05           Ms. Diane D. Barile

2004-05            Mr. Frank R. Leslie

2004-05            Mr. Michael E. Splitt

2005-06            Dr. In-Young Gong

2006-07            Dr. Christopher Waldmann

2007-08            Dr. Kenyon C. Lindeman

2008-09            Dr. Martha F. Wolfe

2009-10            Dr. Ronnal P. Reichard

2011–12           Mr. Christopher Combs

2013–14           Mr. Carlton R. Parks

2014–15           Ms. Leesa Souto

2016–17           Dr. Claudia Listopad

2017–18           Dr. John “Travis” Hunsucker

2018–19           Dr. Jeffry Eble

2019-20            Dr. Christopher Collimore

2020–21           Mr. Joel Tumbiolo

2022-23            Dr. Milla Costa

2023-24            Dr. Milla Costa

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