Background
Baskerville, Charles Alexander was born on August 19, 1928 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Charles H. and Annie M. (Allen) Baskerville.
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Charles Alexander Baskerville
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Charles Alexander Baskerville, American Geologist, educator. Certified geologist, Maine, Indiana; certified professional geologist. Recipient Founders Day award New York University, 1966, 125th Anniversary medal The City College, 1973, award for excellence in engineering geology National Consortium Black Professional Development, 1978.
Education
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1953; Master of Science, New York University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1965.
Career
Assistant civil engineer, New York State Department Transportation, Babylon, 1953-1966;
professor engineering geology, CUNY, New York City, 1966-1979;
dean school of general studies, CUNY, New York City, 1970-1979;
professor emeritus, CUNY, New York City, since 1979;
project research geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1979-1990;
professor geology, Control Connecticut State University, New Britain, since 1990;
department chairman, Control Connecticut State University, New Britain, 1992-1994. Commonwealth visiting professor George Mason U., Fairfax, Virginia, 1987-1989. Member United States National Committee on Tunnelling Technology, National Research Council, chairman subcommittee on education and training.
Member American del International Tunnelling Association to International Colloquim ofTunnelling and Underground Works, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1984. Consultant in field; guest lecturer various colleges, since 1964. Geological program evaluator for colleges seeking continued middle states accreditation.
Achievements
Membership
Member of committee for minority participation in the geoscience unites states department Interior, 1972-1975. Panelist Graduate Fellowship Program National Research Council. Chairman Minority Graduate Fellowship Program, 1979-1980.
Member committee of visitors for education and human resources program division earth science National Science Foundation, 1991. Member of New York StateLow Level Radioactive Waste Committee NAS, 1994-1996. Fellow Geological Society American (senior, commission on minorities in geoscience, Chairman of Commission on committees 1989), New York Academy Sciences, Geological Society Washington, American Institute Professional Geologists, Association Engineering Geologists (representative to national board directors 1973-1974, chairman New York-Philadelphia section 1973-1974), International Association Engineering Geology, Yellowstone-Bighorn Research Association, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Susan Platt, July 5, 1979. Children: Mark Dana, Shawn Allison, Charles Morris, Thomas Marshall.
