Background
Dawdy, David Russell was born on July 1, 1926 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Gladys Bird Johnston Dawdy.
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David Russell Dawdy
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Bachelor in History, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1948; Master of Science in Statistics, Stanford University, 1962.
Career
Research hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, various locations, 1951-1976;
chief hydrologist, Dames & Moore, Bethesda, Maryland., 1976-1980;
chief hydrologist, Nortec, Irvine, California, 1980-1982;
private hydrology consultant, San Francisco, since 1982. Adjunct Professor сivil engineering U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1978-1987. Consultant to Agency for International Development, 1972, Government of India, 1980, World Bank, 1983, National Institute Hydrology, U. Roorkee, India, 1983, Government of Colombia, 1978, 80, World Meteorological Organisation, Guatemala, 1978, Switzerland, 1969, Government of Venezuela, 1978, 82.
Member numerous ad hoc committees National Academy Sciences/National Research Council, other federal agys. Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Army, 1943-1946. Fellow American Geophysical Union. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute Hydrology (Ray Linsley award 1993), Internat Association Hydrol.
Sciences (secretary commission on water resources relations 1972-1980, chairman United States national committee 1980-1984), International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (United States national committee 1980-1984).
Connections
Married Doris Ostrander, February 21, 1951.
