C. R. Baskin, American civil engineer. Recipient John Wesley Powell award United States Geological Survey, 1972, Combat Infantry badge. With United States Army, 1944-1947, Prisoner Of War; commissioned Admiral Texas Navy, 1961. Member of American Ex-POWs, Sigma Tau Sigma (president 1950), Phi Eta Sigma, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi (chapter president 1950), Phi Kappa Phi.