| Interviewee | VELA, Dr. Gerard Roland (b. 1927) |
| Professions | UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology |
| Interview ID # | OH 1628 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology. Family history; childhood and early education in Crystal City and San Antonio, Texas; service in World War II-era U.S. Navy; undergraduate education at San Antonio College and University of Texas-Austin; love of chemistry, genetics, and microbiology; graduate education at UT-Austin; fellowship at Harvard University; decision to join North Texas faculty in 1965; growing pains involved with transitioning North Texas into a research university; construction of research program; relationship with students; involvement in Faculty Senate with emphasis on increasing faculty governance; service on Denton City Council. |
| Interviewer(s) | Roberto Calderon |
| Physical Description | 234 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
