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Dean F. Peterson
Pages 220-223

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From page 221...
... Dean initiated a serious commitment to the academic portion of his career in 1946 when he accepted appointment as an assistant professor at Utah State University. He left Utah State in 1949 to begin an eight-year assignment at Colorado State University as professor and head of the Department of Civil Engineering.
From page 222...
... In 1965-1966 he was on leave from the university to serve as technical assistant, Of lice of Science and Technology, Executive Of lice of the President; and concurrently, chairman, Committee on Water Resources Research of the Federal Council for Science and Technology. As special assistant, he was responsible for handling specific problems of national water resources policy as requested by the White House.
From page 223...
... He was also the recipient of two honorary doctor of science degrees, one from Utah State University, the other from Mahatma Phule Agricultural University in India. Dean cared about his profession and he cared about people.


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