Finding Aid for John Faris Personal Papers, 1977-1984
Abstract
This collection includes handouts, tests lecture notes and other course materials from Dr. John Faris’s courses at Stout.
Subject
University of Wisconsin--Stout -- College teachers
College teachers -- Physics
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/82143Description
John Faris was born in Granveiw, Washington in 1921. He attended Reed College in Portland and the University of Washington - Seattle where he received his Ph.D. in 1951. Faris joined the physics Department at Stout in 1968. While at Stout, Faris taught classes in such areas as optics, electronics, physics, statistics, and mathematics. He retired in 1986 and received professor emeritus status that same year.