​Resolution

WHEREAS, Dr. Gary Mankey has retired from the Department of Physics and Astronomy after twenty-six years of distinguished service to the Department as a researcher, teacher, colleague, mentor, and friend; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Mankey has gained an enviable regional, national, and international reputation within the profession as a condensed matter physicist making significant contributions to research areas pertaining to neutron science, electronic structures of surfaces and interfaces, magnetic nanostructures, and permanent magnet materials, all of which have enhanced the reputation of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the University; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Mankey has consistently and creatively served the needs of physics students by developing laboratories and curriculum for introductory physics courses; designing advanced instructional laboratories in computer interfacing and experimental techniques; teaching graduate-level courses in electromagnetic theory, biophysics, and optics; and serving as a mentor to undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Mankey’s reputation extends far beyond his own research and teaching efforts, to his involvement with the AVS Science and Technology Society; science review boards at neutron scattering facilities; proposal review boards of federal research funding organizations; technical review teams of scientific and engineering journals; and departmental, college-wide, and university-wide committees;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama recognizes Gary J. Mankey, Ph.D., for his contributions to the life of the Department, the College, and the University and its students; to the state of Alabama; and to the advancement of the academic study of physics as taught in the public university and bestows upon him the status of Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, and expresses its sincere and heartfelt thanks to him.
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the resolution be spread upon the permanent minutes of the Board and that a copy be sent to Dr. Mankey and a copy placed in the library of The University of Alabama.
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
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Contact Information

Email: gmankey@retiree.ua.edu
Phone: ​205-310-2661