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Dr. Ron Bost
teaches Chemistry and Astronomy and serves as Director
of the John Parker Planetarium at North Central Texas
College. In his spare time, he can usually be found
presenting entertaining and informative stellar presentations
of the night sky to area schools and the general public.
Ron began his
education with an Associate of Science from Cameron
College in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1961. He added to his
credentials with a Bachelor's and Master's in Biology
from Southwest Oklahoma State University. In 1979, he
completed a Doctorate in Science Education at Oklahoma
State University. Ron's teaching career began in Lawton,
Oklahoma where he taught junior high and high school
from 1963 to 1977. He came to Cooke County College in
1978 as chemistry instructor.
He is a member
of the Southwest Association of Planetariums, Texas
Community College Teachers Association and the Two-year
College Chemistry Association.
Ron's students
and colleagues selected him as Teacher of the Year in
2000 at North Central Texas College.
Ron's wife, Chris,
teaches first grade in Saint Jo, Texas. His son, Todd
is a computer analyst in Oklahoma City. He boasts of
two fine grandchildren, Alex and Ashley.
Dr. Bost's hobbies
include riding motorcycles and designing small elaborate
wood objects using a lathe. Because of his physical
appearance and ease at addressing an audience, students
have a tendency to suspect him of being a sibling to
George Carlin. A quick tour of his office seems to also
reveal some sort of established relationship with a
man by the name of Albert Einstein. His greatest
satisfaction comes when his classroom turns into “a
little spot of heaven” as he challenges bright young
minds with various chemical concepts and equations.
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