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KLAUS D. TIMMERHAUS
Pages 340-345

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... Navy during World War II as a radar specialist in Corpus Christi, Texas, he continued his education at the University of Illinois, where he earned three degrees and graduated with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1951.
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... "I knew he was a capable guy and so I asked him to be my associate dean." The two men worked closely together for more than three decades as college administrators, chemical engineering faculty, and coauthors of Plant Design, which is now in its fifth edition and has sold over 100,000 copies. They also shared athletic interests -- running, skiing, and later race walking -- and were regularly seen running across campus during lunch hours and in the Bolder Boulder Annual 10K Road Race, among other venues.
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... Klaus was also recognized with the Samuel C Collins Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cryogenic Technology in 1967, the Alpha Chi Sigma Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for Chemical Engineering Research in 1968, and the W
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... student than I did at Colorado." Klaus was awarded the American Society for Engineering Education's George Westinghouse Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching in 1968. He also received the Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Professor Award in 1980 and the Charles A
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... "His generous contributions will benefit all three of these, and are a fitting legacy for a man who has been such an important part of the life of our university." Klaus is survived by his second wife, Jan; daughter Carol; sister Gudren; and grandchildren Kristina and Matthew. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Jean, as well as his mother, father, and sister Ingy.
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