Background
Doerr, Arthur Harry was born on August 28, 1924 in Johnston City, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur H. and Nettie Esther (Felts) Doerr.
Doerr, Arthur Harry was born on August 28, 1924 in Johnston City, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur H. and Nettie Esther (Felts) Doerr.
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1944. Bachelor with high honors, Southern Illinois University, 1947. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1951. Doctor of Science (honorary), University West Florida, 1986.
Graduate assistant, Indiana U., 1947-1948;
graduate assistant, then half-time instructor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1948-1951;
field team chief rural land classification program, Department Agriculture, Commerce and Social Science Research Center, U. P.R., 1950;
member of faculty, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1951-1970;
Regents professor geography, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1969;
dean Graduate College, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1961-1965;
professor geography, University of Pennsylvania, 1966-1967;
chief party, Agency for International Development development project to Pahlavi U., Shiraz, Iran, 1966-1967;
vice president academic affairs, U. West Florida, Pensacola, 1970-1986;
Anna Boland professor of geography, professor earth and atmospheric science, U. West Florida, Pensacola, 1986-1991;
professor emeritus, U. West Florida, Pensacola, since 1991. Visiting summer professor Eastern Illinois State College, 1951, Center Washington College, 1952,George Peabody College, 1953, Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point, 1955, Western Washington U., 1957, Northwestern University, 1960. Fulbright professor of University Philippines, 1958-1959.
Intelligence expert Department Army, summer 1956. GeologistOkla. Geological Survey, summer 1959. Geologist, physical geographer Dorudzhan Excavation, Iran, 1967.
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2nd lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow Oklahoma Academy of Sciences. Member Sigma Xi (past secretary, vice president University Oklahoma chapter), Phi Delta Kappa, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Pi Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Dale A. Lantrip, August 15, 1947. 1 son, Marc M.