Background
Eaton, Gordon Pryor was born on March 9, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Colman and Dorothy (Pryor) Eaton.
assistant geologist Director of Lamont
Eaton, Gordon Pryor was born on March 9, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Colman and Dorothy (Pryor) Eaton.
Dr. Eaton graduated from Wesleyan University, with high Honors, High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi recognition, with a B.A. in Geology in 1951. Received an M.S. in Geology from the California Institute of Technology in 1953. And a Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics in 1957 from the California Institute of Technology.
From instructor geology to assistant professor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1955-1959;
from assistant professor to associate professor, University of California, Riverside, 1959-1967;
department chairman geological science, University of California, Riverside, 1965-1967;
with, United States Geological Survey, 1963-1965, 67-81, 94-97;
deputy chief, Office Geochemistry and Geophysics, Washington, 1972-1974;
project chief geothermal geophysics, Office Geochemistry Geophysics, Denver, 1974-1976;
scientist-in-charge, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, 1976-1978;
associate chief geologist, Reston, Virginia, 1978-1981;
dean, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. College Geophysical Society, 1981-1983;
provost, vice president academic affairs, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1983-1986;
president, Iowa State University, Ames, 1986-1990;
director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 1990-1994;
director, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1994-1997;
principal, Pac Northwest, SeaMountain Country, Colorado, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, since 1997. Member Commision on International Education, American Council Education. Member county advisors World Food Prize.
Member board earth science and resources. Ocean studies board, and commission on formation of national biological survey National Research Council, also member geophysics study committee. Board directors Midwest Resources, Inc., Bankers Trust.
Member, chair advising committee United States Army Command and General Staff College. Advisory board Sandia National Laboratory Geophysical Society & Environmental Center. Advisory board Ohio State University Center Mapping.
Trustee Wesleyan University. President, board directors Iowa 4-H Foundation, 1986-1990. Member United States delegate science & technical committee Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission, 1996-1997.
Advisory board School Earth Science Stanford University. Fellow Geological Society American, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Science Foundation (member, chair earth science advising committee, member Alan T. Waterman award committee), American Geophysical Union, Hawaii Natural History Association (board director 1976-1978).
Married Virginia Anne Gregory, June 12, 1951. Children: Gretchen Maria, Gregory Mathieu.
