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CHANCEY, Charles Clifton "Cliff" III, Dr. 1955-2013

CHANCEY, CASTO, LUCA, GUEVARA

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 2/15/2014 at 19:28:12

[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Wednesday, October 23, 2013]

CEDAR FALLS - Dr. C. Clifton “Cliff” Chancey III, 58, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, in Cedar Falls.

He was born Sept. 3, 1955, in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of Charles C. and Carol R. Casto Chancey Jr.

Dr. Chancey received his B.S. at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1977 and his M.A. (1980) and Ph.D. (1985) at Johns Hopkins University. From 1985 to 1988 he held a postdoctoral research position at Oxford University in England. He went on to hold academic positions at Amherst College and Purdue University, Calumet. He held a Senior Visiting Fellowship in Theoretical Physics at Oxford in 1996. In 2001, he joined the faculty at the University of Northern Iowa as professor and head of the physics department. He held numerous offices/appointments at local, regional and national levels.

Survived by his twin brother, R. David (H. Douglas Guevara) Chancey of Middleburgh, N.Y.; a sister, Cynthia A. (Tony) Luca of Cincinnati; and two nephews, Matthew and Benjamin Guevara-Chancey.

Preceded in death by his parents.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Service and also for an hour before services Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the University of Northern Iowa Foundation for the C. Clifton Chancey Scholarship Fund.

Dr. Chancey will always be remembered for his kindness, humility, and his devotion to academe. His research, teaching and service to the discipline of physics will impact many future Physics researchers, teachers and scholars.

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