Byron John Chronic

Background

Chronic, Byron John was born on June 3, 1921 in Tulsa. Son of Byron John Chronic and Pansy Lee (Whitehead) Yarbrough.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Tulsa, 1942; professional certified in meteorology, University of Chicago, 1943; Master of Science, U. Kansas, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1949.

Career

Member of faculty department geology, University of Michigan, 1949-1950; member of faculty department geology, U. Colorado, 1950-1980; professor emeritus, U. Colorado, 1980-1996; lecturer, Edinburgh U., Scotland, 1958-1959; professor, department chairman geology, Haile Sellassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1965-1966; professor, U. P.R., Mayaguez, 1978-1979; president, director, Frobex Exploration Company, Toronto, 1971-1977; president, director, Kanexco Exploration Company, Miami, 1971-1974; president, director, Sastex Exploration Company, Houston, 1985-1996. Chief geologist Scarth Oil & Gas Company, Amarillo, 1980-1981. Exploration manager Evans Exploration Company, Houston, 1981.

Senior geologist Keplinger & Associations, Houston, 1981-1983. Chief geologist Nuclear Geophysical, Inc., Houston, 1983-1984. Consultant Petroleum Research Company, Denver, on Microfilm Library of Rocky Mountain region, 1954-1958, Denver oil and minerals companies, 1955-1975, Pitch Mine, Colorado, 1963-1964, Jack Grynberg & Association, Denver, 1965-1972, Oceanic Exploration Company, Australia, 1969-1970, United States Geological Survey, Denver, 1970-1978, United States Park Service, Denver, 1975-1978, Petroconsultants, Geneva, Switzerland, 1980, International Petroleum Company, Houston, 1981, Win-Eldrich Mines, Inc., Toronto, 1984-1996, Tenneco, Houston, 1984-1985.

Chief geologist Frankenburg, 1991. Consultant paleontologist American Stratigraphic Company, Denver, 1956-1972. Consultant micropaleontologist Sirte OilCo., Libya, 1984.

Member geological expedition to Inner Mongolia, 1987. Research associate Houston Museum Natural Science, 1980-1996. Docent Houston Zoo, 1988-1996.

Achievements

• Byron John Chronic has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist, educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Prairie, peak, and plateau: A guide to the geology of Colorado (Colorado Geological Survey bulletin ; 32)

    (Prairie, peak and plateau)

  • Bibliography of theses in geology, 1958-1963,

Membership

Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. European Theatre of Operations. PTO. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American (senior).

Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (associate editor, delegate, emeritus), Houston Geological Society (academic liaison committee, President's award 1991), Rocky Mountain Association Geologists (vice president), Explorers Club (associate editor journal), Society Economics Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Paleontological Society, Geological Socs. Malaysia, Greece, Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Phi Sigma, Phi Gamma Kappa. M C.

Connections

Married Halka Pattison, August 21, 1948 (divorced 1981). Children: Emily Ann Silver, Felicie Jane Williams, Lucy Marylka Hinze, Susan Elizabeth. Married Carol A. Williams, June 18, 1981.

Father:

Byron John Chronic Yarbrough

Mother:

Pansy Lee (Whitehead) Yarbrough

Spouse:

Halka Pattison

Spouse:

Carol A. Williams

child:

Emily Ann Silver Chronic

child:

Lucy Marylka Hinze Chronic

child:

Felicie Jane Williams Chronic

child:

Susan Elizabeth Chronic