Dale Frederick Leipper

Background

Leipper, Dale Frederick was born on September 8, 1914 in Salem, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert and Myrtle (Cost) Leipper.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Wittenberg College, 1937; Doctor of Science (honorary), Wittenberg College, 1968; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1939; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1939-1940; Doctor of Philosophy, Scripps Institution Oceanography, 1950.

Career

Teacher city schools, San Diego, 1940-1941; research oceanographer, teacher, Scripps Institution Oceanography, University of California, 1945-1949; member of faculty department oceanography and meteorology, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1949-1968; head department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1949-1964; professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1964-1968; professor, department chairman oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, 1968-1979; research professor, U. Nevada, since 1996. Supervisor research program National Science Foundation, Federal Aviation Administration, International Geophysical Year, Office Naval Research. Member technical panel oceanography, executive vice chairman meteorology panel United States National Committee International Geophysical Year.

Chairman of Commission marine science Society Regional Education Board, 1952-1956. Associate director Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Research Foundation, 1953-1954.

Achievements

• Dale Frederick Leipper has been listed as a noteworthy Physical oceanographer, meteorologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as major United States Army Air Force, 1941-1945. Weather officer, oceanographer. Member American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, American Society Limnology and Oceanography (president 1957-1958), Texas Academy of Sciences (president 1955), National Academy of Sciences (panel chairman 1959-1964), Marine Technology Society, American Society Oceanography (president 1967-1968), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (founding member, board directors), The Oceanography Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Clubs: Rotary (president Bryan, Texas 1965-1966).

Connections

Married Virginia Alma Harrison, May 14, 1942. Children: Diane Louise, Janet Elizabeth, Bryan Robert, Anita Dale.

Father:

Robert Leipper

Mother:

Myrtle (Cost) Leipper

Spouse:

Virginia Alma Harrison

child:

Bryan Robert Leipper

child:

Janet Elizabeth Leipper

child:

Diane Louise Leipper

child:

Anita Dale Leipper