Crawford, Bryce L.

Bryce Low Crawford was born on November 27, 1914 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned his B.A. in 1934, his M.A. in 1935 and his Ph.D. in 1937, all from Stanford University. After completing his Ph.D., Professor Crawford was a National Research Fellow at Harvard University (1937-1939) and an instructor in chemistry at Yale University (1939-1940). He came to the University of Minnesota in 1940. He was an assistant professor of chemistry from 1940-1943, associate professor from 1943-1946 and appointed as professor of physical chemistry in 1946. Professor Crawford was also the Dean of the Graduate School from 1960 until 1972. In 1982, Professor Crawford was awarded the title of Regents' Professor, the University's highest faculty rank. He retired from the University in 1985.