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John Larry Duda
John Larry Duda
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Born in the steel-mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania, Larry was fond of noting that if a member of his family attended college, he did so thanks to a football scholarship, but he didn't make the team. Thus forced to pursue an academic path, he succeeded in getting a different kind of scholarship to Case Institute of Technology, where, influenced by his high school chemistry teacher, he elected to pursue the chemical engineering curriculum.
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In 1971, when Larry accepted a position as an associate professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, he began a long and remarkable academic career. In 1975, he was promoted to professor, and during 1978–1979, was a visiting professor at the National Taiwan University.
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In 1998, Larry was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, and in 2006, in his honor, a $2 million endowment, The Dow Chemical Company and Larry Duda Excellence in Chemical Engineering Fund, was presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State. Arkema Inc.
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The end presents us with a time to ponder -- and discuss, if possible -- what life has meant and might continue to mean for others." BY MARGARET DUDA SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY Most of the people who made Larry's acquaintance quickly discovered that he loved to talk and tell stories and his sense of humor is remembered all over the world. He also loved to listen to others and liked nothing more than a good philosophical discussion.
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The children, his orchestra, played with equal gusto on the pretend instruments they'd been assigned. When our daughter Laura applied to medical school and was asked for a favorite childhood memory, she mentioned this, and the interviewer said: "How fortunate that all of you children played instruments." She laughed and said: "Well, not exactly." Long strolls in the woods with the children and grandchildren were always treasured as Larry loved nature and taught as he walked along, taking his lesson plans from nature.
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We remembered this when he was dying as he kept reiterating that he felt he was one of the luckiest men to ever walk the face of the earth. But we felt and still feel that we are the fortunate ones to have been able to share his life's journey.
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