Dr. Harvest Collier, former vice provost for undergraduate research and professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will give a presentation on the Curtis Laws Wilson Library this October as a part of Archives Month. Collier’s discuss will start at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28.
His presentation, titled “Reflections on the Academic Career of the First African-American Faculty at the University of Missouri-Rolla/Missouri S&T,” will deal with his expertise of faculty integration on the college. Collier joined S&T in 1982 as a professor of chemistry, and served for 30 years in numerous roles.
The occasion is free and open to the general public; parking on campus is free after 4:30 p.m. The discuss will even be streamed on Zoom (register at shsmo.org/calendar) and Facebook Live (view at facebook.com/MissouriSandTArchives).
Collier served as chair of chemistry from 1996 to1999, and from 1999 to 2002 was affiliate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. He retired in 2012, having served because the vice provost for undergraduate research since 2007. Collier was awarded the Chancellor Medal in 2014.
This occasion is a part of “Desegregation in the Miner Nation: 75th Anniversary of Desegregation in Higher Education.” An exhibit might be displayed by Friday, Oct. 31, on the second ground of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. For a information to the exhibit, go to libguides.mst.edu/desegregation.
About Missouri University of Science and Technology
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