Helped create self-sufficient and wonderful daughters.

Earned a Doctorate in Biology and became a tenured Full Professor of Science at the University of Texas while managing a Technology
Business Incubator for the University.

Published about 50 scientific papers in Neurobiology and Aging.

Published 10 papers of these papers with a Nobel Laureate including in the journals ‘SCIENCE’ and ‘NATURE’.

Pioneered disruptive changes in tennis. inventing, patenting and converting to use the first Electronic Line Calling device, a multicolored tennis court design, and a net-cord signal device. All these contribution have had a permanent, long-term impact on the world of professional tennis officiating. The innovations are embraced as paradigm shifts that are used today after 40 years. They are recognized in Wikipedia.

Won a International Tennis Association World Championship [Gold Medal] in doubles and reached the semi-finals in ITF world senior singles [Bronze Medal]. Ranked top ten [10] tennis singles players in the world in the over 60 classification.

Bought, managed and sold five (5) small manufacturing companies.
And not finished !

Geoffrey Frank Grant.

https://en.everybodywiki.com/Geoffrey_Frank_Grant
http://www.jofprof.com


Scientist, Professor, Inventor, Business owner, Athlete, & 3D artist 

• High School Athletics
• Northern British Columbia High School Sprint Champion 100 & 220 yards 1958
• University British Columbia Intramural Quarter mile sprint champion. 1960

Education: University of British Columbia

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Agricultural Biochemistry / Microbiology
• 1962 Dept. of Agriculture. Dean Eagles. Dept. Public Speaker Champion
• 1962 Dept. of Agriculture. Academic Silver medal award.
• University of California Regent’s Fellow Scholarship 1964-68
• Doctor’s degree University of California @ San Diego – Cellular Molecular
• Biology. 4 scientific publications 1969 Salk Institute
• Postdoctoral fellow Immunological Lab. of Melvin Cohn 1969
• Asst. Res. Prof. Salk Inst. Neuroendocrinology 1970-1976.
• Nobel Laureate Roger Guillemin lab.
• Science Publications 40 plus-10 publications with Guillemin Inventor.
• Patent # US 3,982,759 A Tennis court line monitoring apparatus
• Patent # US 4,045,022 no-line multi-colored tennis court

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_line_judge_(tennis)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-line_court
https://en.everybodywiki.com/Geoffrey_Frank_Grant

Businesses owned / managed /sold

1. Owner Denticator, Inc. Preventive dentistry wholesaler. 1981 — 1989
2. Owner Dental Craft dental equipment wholesaler.
3. Owner Rentrom Gear manufacturing company. Liquidated All Assets 1993
4. Acquired Gallaty Trailer Manufacturing Co – Liquidated All Assets 1991
5. Acquired Northbay Broadcasting, Inc. ‘KTOB Petaluma, Ca. radio station’ .
6. Chief Executive Officer (92-94) Microtek Biochemical Co. Converted private company into public stock entity to become ‘Micrologics Biotech, Inc’.Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Stock Exchange. 1994

Athletics- Tennis.

• Gold Medal Winner, World Rank –#1. over 60- Senior Tennis Doubles World Champion.
• International Tennis Federation. Velden, Austria. 2002.
• Bronze Medal as Semi-finalist, World Rank –#4. over 60 Senior Tennis Singles World Championships. International Tennis Federation. Perth, Australia. 2001.
• Three times USTA Gold medal, & U.S. Tennis Senior Singles Champion, one time silver medalist. United States Tennis Association. Senior Nationals.
• Seven times Gold medal, U.S. Doubles Champion. United States Tennis Ass.. Senior Nationals.
• Seven times Doubles Silver medal. Finalist. United States Tennis Assoc.. Senior Nationals.
• Gold medal, Mixed Doubles Co-Champion 1991 United States Tennis Assoc.. Senior Nationals.
• 2002 and 2003 Member – United States Tennis Senior International Team. Bronze medal8 Competed @ Int’l Tennis Federation World Championships in Austria & Turkey.

University Positions

1. 1998-2003 Senior Manager Research Technology Transfer, Research Associate Professor. North Texas State University, Fort Worth, Texas.
2. 2003-2008 Tenured Full Professor [Science]. University of Texas .
3. 2003-2008 University of Texas. Director, Tech. Business Incubator. Arlington.

Present. Retired
Research into Computer 3D modeling. Handicraft 3D printed sculpturing in precious metals, cultured marble and ivory.
International Hall of Fame
NOMINATOR INFORMATION
Rosemary ‘Rosie’ Casals (sportswomn@aol.com)
810 Snow Creek Canyon, Palm Desert, CA 92211
415 229 7030. and 760 772 9991
Candidate: Geoffrey F Grant
Date of Birth Sept 5, 1941
Citizenship American
Home Town San Diego, CA

• In 300 words or less, please tell us why you believe this candidate to be deserving of induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. *

Professor Grant : THE INVENTOR OF THE PIONEERING TENNIS ELECTRONIC LINE CALLING DEVICE, plus the net-cord signaling pickup, and the World Team Tennis Multi-Color Logo tennis court.
His historic, ground breaking innovative device to electronically judge line calls was used, for the first time ever, in professional tennis tournaments in
the 1974 World Championship Tennis [WCT] tour finals and immediately thereafter in the Women’s Virginia Slims year ending event.

The disruptive idea of applying computerized technology to tennis officiating has since been developed and improved over the past 40 plus years.
The methodology has been improved BUT the initial invention was revolutionary. 

The invention, patenting and development of the first Electronic LineCalling apparatus introduced a change in tennis officiating and can be compared favorably, in its context, with the Wright Brothers first successful, but short, 12sec 129 yd airplane flight. Although both inventions functioned for their intended purpose, major improvements have been made to both technologies during the subsequent years of commercial development.

In parallel to the jet airplane, the electronic computerized method to aid tennis officiating has progressed in functionality and practical use during 45
Years, worldwide, in major tournaments. US Patent# # 3,982,759.

Net Cord Piezoelectric Signal Device
The presently used piezoelectric based net-cord service signaling device, originally a guitar pickup, was first introduced during the initial commercial
WCT Electroline use. The device was ruled non-patentable by the US Patent Office. Also, a device for calling foot-faults was introduced in that tournament.
No-line multi-color tennis court
Dr. Grant patented the multi-colored tennis court design currently used as a symbolic logo of the World Team Tennis League. No-line multi-color
tennis court. USPTO # 4,045,022 These innovations have been embraced as paradigm shifts in the world of professional tennis officiating.

Briefly summarize the candidate’s professional background. Please describe the contributions that they have has made to the sport which have resulted in a transcendent impact in the growth and development of the sport. *

Dr. Grant is an Emeritus Professor from the University of Texas @ Arlington. As a Tenured Science faculty he was the Director of the Technology Innovation Center.

Prof. Grant has a Doctorate in Biology from The University of California @ San Diego [UCSD] in 1969 as a UCSD Regent’s Fellow. He became a post-doctoral fellow and Ass. Research Professor at the famous Salk Institute, He made a noteworthy discovery, the brain neuropeptide, Somatostatin, when he did research in the laboratory of, Dr. Roger Guillemin, the Salk Institute’s Nobel laureate. He published with Dr. Guillemin in ‘Nature’ and ‘Science’ journals.

He has coached tennis at The Harbor Tennis Club in Northern California. Briefly describe ways in which the candidate has demonstrated integrity, sportsmanship, and positive character attributes. *

A mainstay of our game, aside from being fun and competitive, is the  sportsmanship and integrity of the players. The game of tennis involves friendly rivalries and the adherence to the ethical values by the participants. This includes scorekeeping, line-calling and obedience to both ethical codes and the ITF and USTA rules. However, many indiscretions occur, either inadvertent or deliberate, often due to the difficulties in coping with the many factors while concentrating on actually playing the game, There are also the added emotional complications of incentives, rewards and the pressures of
winning and success that can overload the minds of the players. These pressures are felt, not only by players but also by officials, and are exacerbated by the financial pressures, particularly in the profession arena and other factors of an occasion.

The innovations originated, designed, built and patented by, Professor Grant and utilized by both the Men’s and Women’s professional tours during, and since, the 1970’s, have restored confidence in the integrity of the officiating and the outcome of many contests, particularly professionally. Based on his original concepts, the technology has been improved during the past 40 years, particularly reassuring the status of the officiating, especially as viewed by the players and avid spectators. It is obvious the technology needs further development so that it can be applied at the amateur club, tournament and local playing levels.

Prof. Grant’s initial revolutionary premise initiated and facilitated computer assisted officiating at high competition levels. Since the concept was introduced, and used 40 years ago, it has established, not only the credibility of the technology, but also has reaffirmed confidence in the integrity of the officials.

Regents Fellow, University of California San Diego
Gold Medal. ITF World Senior Doubles Championships 2002 Austria
www.Ranker.com listed 49th most Famous Alumni UCSD
www.Ranker.com listed. Top 1200 World Famous Male Inventor. #1141
Univ. British Columbia Public Speaking Champion and top 100 Famous UBC alumni [Ranker.com]

USTA Von Cramm Cup Membership >60 Sr Men’s Team 2002 & 2003
USTA Life Member
Tennis Record (Please summarize Maximum of 300 characters. Currently Used: 295 characters)
ITF World Sr. >60 Championships
Austria 2002 GOLD winner Dbls
Perth, Aust.2001 Semis Singles
3 time USTA Nat’l Sr Singles winner >55 1996, 2000, 2004
6 time USTA Nat’l Sr Dbls. >50,55, & 60
USTA Nat’l Sr >60 Team 2002 & 2003.
Additional information
ROD LAVER. The very first professional match played using Electronic Decision-making calls was between the great Rod Laver and Stan Smith. Laver endured a loss to the American by the score of 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the WCT final in Dallas. May 9, 1974.

Prof. Grant’s initial innovation of an electronic line calling device, it was not only creative but also has had a significant impact on the game. In an article in TENNIS December 1989, 15 years after the initial introduction of the concept, Sheldon Westerfelt, USTA Chairman of the Electronic Line Calling Research Committee stated that 19 research groups were working at that time, 1989, to develop systems to perfect this process / device; Work must surely continue.

The initial innovation, although not perfect, needed exposure and development.

The Wright brothers inaugural flight generated / stimulated the present day jet age The Wright Brothers first propelled airplane flight stayed aloft for 120 feet and only 12 seconds but proving a point. The Electronic Line Calling devices introduced and resulted in a welcomed advancement to our game.

Prof. Grant has recently developed, since retirement, a very simplified technology to accurately determine the relative speed of a tennis ball bouncing on a court [The Pace of a Court]. The ITF has a sophisticated method to measure Pace or court-speed, using computerized equipment to do the same task. However, the ITF equipment is complicated, expensive, and requires expert / educated mentoring. The new simplified technique, to be submitted for publication, is very accurate and needs essentially no extra equipment that is not already in a tennis club. It can standardize all court surfaces, hard,
clay, carpet or grass, and can be managed by a club professional in a way similar to the Simpmeter method used to measure green speed in golf.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimpmeter.