Haragan, Donald 2011-08-17
Donald Haragan discusses his early life, education history and work experience
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Donald Haragan
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Date: August 17, 2011
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 02:09:58
Abstract
Introduction, Family history, Father’s job in sales, Playing the piano, Parent’s history, Influences in early life, West University Baptist Church, Music influences, Good family atmosphere, Higher education, Father’s death, Going to the University of Texas, Teachers’ influence, First feelings of responsibility, Victory Garden at home, Fear during World War II, Getting interested in science, Qualities of teachers, Explosion in Texas City, Texas, Meeting Willie—his future wife, Playing the piano, Houston Music Teachers Association Contest, Playing with a jazz band, Love of music, Connections with science and music, Lamar High School, Learning physics, Lamar Alumni Association, First year at the University of Texas, Lifestyle in college, Scholastic probation, Father’s reaction, Working to pay for school, Graduating from the University of Texas, Working on a research project, Master’s degree at Texas A&M University, Life at Texas A&M University, Radar research, Graduating with a Master’s degree, Going back to the University of Texas, Running the school’s observatory, PhD requirements at the University of Chicago, Offered a full time research position, Gathering data, Teaching at the University of Texas, Project funding, John F. Kennedy assassination, Military base lock down, Teaching Air Force officers, Learning Russian, Working on a dissertation, Language requirements for PhD, Meeting Willie, Getting married, Sniper incident at the University of Texas, Graduating with a PhD, Moving to Lubbock, Texas, International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies, Water as a problem, Geosciences, Dissertation on precipitation, Grover Murray, Waiting on an offer from Texas Tech University, Buying a house in Lubbock, Texas, Major differences in Lubbock, Texas, First day on the job, Teaching classes, Starting atmospheric science program, Henry Wright, Setting up a weather station, Receiving data, Lubbock tornado, May 11, 1970, Disaster Research Institute, Myths about tornados, Hiring Richard Peterson, Wind engineering program, Tornado story, Barbershop quartet, Brookshire Inn, Waiting out the storm, Conditions driving home, No damage to home, Contractors flooding in, Tornado alarm, Opportunistic people after the tornado, Growth of Atmospheric Science program, Developing undergraduate programs, Weather modifications, Ice in clouds, Methods of seeding clouds, Dry land farmers, Publishing papers, Suppressing hail, Research on rain, C. W. Post weather experiments, Other areas of research, Natural production of precipitation in clouds, Cloud census, Costs involved, Cloud production, Differences in topography, Mechanisms that produce clouds, Research at Texas Tech University, Department interaction, Dust storms, Becoming chair of the department, Faculty club, Being the provost, Grover Murray, Campus improvements
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