Donald William Pritchard

Background

Pritchard, Donald William was born on October 20, 1922 in Santa Ana, California, United States. Son of Charles Lorenzo and Madeleine (Sievers) Pritchard.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942; Master of Science Scripps Institution Oceanography, La Jolla, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, La Jolla, 1951; Honorary Doctor of Science, College William and Mary, 1985.

Career

Research assistant, Scripps Institution Oceanography, 1946-1947; oceanographer, United States Navy Electronics Laboratory, 1947-1949; associate director, Chesapeake Bay Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, 1949-1951; director, Chesapeake Bay Institute, Johns Hopkins, 1951-1974; chief scientist, Chesapeake Bay Institute, Johns Hopkins, 1974-1979; professor, Chesapeake Bay Institute, Johns Hopkins, 1958-1979; department chairman oceanography, Chesapeake Bay Institute, Johns Hopkins, 1951-1968; associate director for research, professor, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1979-1986; acting director, dean, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1986-1987; associate dean, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1987-1988; professor emeritus, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, since 1988. Consultant C.E., United States Army, United States Public Health Service, Atomic Energy Commission, International AEA, National Science Foundation, Advisory Panel Earth Sciences. Member of advisory board to Secretary Natural Resources, State Maryland.

Achievements

• Donald William Pritchard has been listed as a noteworthy Oceanographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served from Second lieutenant to captain United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Geophysical Union (past president oceanography section). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Engineering, National Academy Engineering, American Society Limnology and Oceanography (past vice president), American Meteorological Society, Sigma Xi (past chapter president). M C.

Connections

Married Thelma Lydia Amling, April 25, 1943. Children— Marian Lydia, Jo Anne, Suzanne Louise, Donald William, Albert Charles.

Father:

Charles Lorenzo Pritchard

Mother:

Madeleine (Sievers) Pritchard

Spouse:

Thelma Lydia Amling