wood and carpet will be utilized to enhance the indoor air quality for building
inhabitants. To ease the impact on landfills, limestone and marble from the
original building are being reused, and steel, concrete, carpet and ceiling tile
will contain recycled materials. Brick, limestone, concrete and landscaping
will come from local sources as much as possible to reduce emissions from
transportation and to boost the local economy .
Dr. Hackerman was chairman of the Chemistry Department from 1952 to
1962. He was later appointed vice president and provost, vice chancellor of
academic affairs at the University of Texas System, and finally, president of
The University of Texas at Austin, where he served from 1967 to 1970. In
1970, he was appointed president of Rice University where, over 15 years, he
is credited with transforming that institution. Hackerman was inducted into
the Texas Hall of Fame for Science, Mathematics, and Technology. He was a
member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences. Among his many honors are the American Institute of
Chemists’ Gold Medal, the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award of the American
Chemical Society, the Vannevar Bush Award of the National Science Board
and the National Medal of Science. Hackerman continued teaching freshman
chemistry and directing a research group throughout his administrative career
and beyond.
Funding remains critical for the completion of the Norman Hackerman
Building. Three National Institutes of Health grant applications are pending.
If awarded, the now “shelled” laboratories and office space could be fitted out.
Fortunately, prospects are good: “The project is a good fit with the NIH
Stimulus funding guidelines; it is underway and preparatory work is in place,”
says Dr. Richard B. Quy, Associate Director, The Department of Chemistry
“I had the honor of having Dr. Hackerman’s freshman chemistry class
at 8 a.m. in 1969, and he was the president of UT. How cool is that?”
Anonymous Alumnus
and Biochemistry. The NIH grants are scheduled to be awarded toward the
end of 2009. Nonetheless, private support is imperative. Dr. Hackerman’s
lifelong, extraordinary contributions to his country, higher education, science,
and teaching, more than deserve personal giving toward the building that
honors him.
“If every former student of my father’s made a gift, no matter how small,
to the Norman Hackerman Building fund, we would be well on our way
to the completion of the building, and at the same time we would establish
an important link with our alumni community,” Katy Walker Hackerman,
daughter of Norman Hackerman and Director of Development, the College
of Natural Sciences.
—M.A. Sims
Excerpted from articles by Lee Clippard,Director of Public Affiars, The College of Natural Sciences
Thank you to Katy Walker Hackerman and Lee Clippard.
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