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Swift, Donald Josiah Palmer was born on July 26, 1935 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Son of Norman Guernsey and Ruth Mary (Palmer) Swift.
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Donald Josiah Palmer Swift, American Oceanographer, educator. Recipient Shepard medal Society Economics Peleontol. Mineralogy, 1989. Captain United States Army, 1959-1962. Fellow Geological Association American; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Sedimentologists, American Geophysical Union.
Education
AB, Dartmouth College, 1957; Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1964.
Career
Assistant professor, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1963-1966; associate scientist, P.R. Nuclear Center, Mayaguez, 1967-1968; visiting associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1968-1969; associate professor, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1969-1971; research oceanographer, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological laboratories, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Florida, 1971-1981; research advisor, Arco Oil and Gas Company, Plano, Texas, 1981-1986; Slover professor of oceanography, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, since 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Captain United States Army, 1959-1962. Fellow Geological Association American. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Sedimentologists, American Geophysical Union.
Connections
Married Sondra Anne Ford, June 10, 1961. Children: Etain Anne, Cecilia Jane, Colin Butler Carroll.
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Political Party
Democrat