David Edwin Willis

Background

Willis, David Edwin was born on March 13, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of Russell E. and Eleanor Marie (Himebaugh) Willis.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Case Western Reserve U., 1950; Master of Science (University of Michigan Engineering Research Institute fellow), University of Michigan, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1968.

Career

Party chief, assistant supervisor, Keystone Exploration Company, Houston, 1950-1955; research geophysicist, geophysics laboratory head, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1955-1970; associate professor, University of Michigan, 1968-1970; professor department geological science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1970-1982; department chairman, University of Wisconsin, 1972-1976; vice president, Geo-Aid Corporation, 1975-1980; senior geophysicist, UNOCAL, Los Angeles, 1982-1992; geophysical consultant, Richmond, Texas, 1992-1999.

Achievements

• David Edwin Willis has been listed as a noteworthy geophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow Geological Society American. Member Seismological Society American, Society Exploration Geophysicists, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Los Angeles Basin Geological Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Martha Louise Mumma, January 3, 1948. Children: Karen, Mark, Marta, Seth.

Father:

Russell E. Willis

Mother:

Eleanor Marie (Himebaugh) Willis

Spouse:

Martha Louise Mumma

child:

Mark Willis

child:

Seth Willis

child:

Marta Willis

child:

Karen Willis