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JAMESTOWN – Douglas C. Neckers, Ph.D. a native of Chautauqua County, has been named the first Henry T. King Jr. Fellow at the Robert H. Jackson Center. Neckers became involved in the Robert H. Jackson Center in 2001, and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2004. He was named the first Henry T. King Jr. Fellow in 2009. King, a former Nuremberg prosecutor and dedicated adviser to the Jackson Center, passed away on May 9. His family donated his personal library and papers to the Jackson Center in Jamestown. Neckers is a photoscientist. He started the Center for Photochemical Sciences at Bowling Green State University in 1985 and subsequently led his colleagues to begin the first Ph. D. program in America in the field. Neckers, who retired in July, has published more than 400 scientific papers in professional journals, 10 books, and holds nearly 50 U.S. patents. Neckers intends in his work to focus on the interaction between science/scientists with government. Scientists were largely apolitical in pre-WWII Germany, and remained so until the Nazi regime created a totalitarian environment where most aspects of society and industry were government controlled. When asked about being appointed the first Henry T. King Fellow at the Robert H. Jackson Center Neckers said, “I’m delighted Greg Peterson and his colleagues honored me with this appointment. Henry King was a strong friend of the Jackson Center and it is a privilege to carry the King legacy forward. I am deeply impressed with the Jackson Center, its professional staff, and particularly with its dedicated group of community volunteers. The founders of the Center, like their ancestors, have achieved a small miracle in a city in western New York. The Jackson Center is a superb monument memorializing the work of a truly distinguished native son.” The Robert H. Jackson Center’s mission is to advance the legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson through education and exhibits, and by pursuing the relevance of his ideas for our generation. The Center is located at 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown. Tours are available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday–Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. E-mail info@roberthjackson.org or visit online at www.roberthjackson.org. For additional information, contact the Robert H. Jackson Center at 483-6646.

 

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