Howard Gordon Wilshire

Background

Wilshire, Howard Gordon was born on August 19, 1926 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Leslie Maynard and Mae Pearl (Craig) Wilshire.

Education

Bachelor, U. Oklahoma, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1956.

Career

Lecturer, U. Sydney, 1956-1960; research fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, Australia, 1960-1961; geologist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, since 1961. Member panel on surface processes National Research Council. Consultant President's Coun.on Environmental Quality, Washington, 1979.

Achievements

• Howard Gordon Wilshire has been listed as a noteworthy Research geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Committee for Green Foothills, Palo Alto, 1981-1982. Board directors Desert Protective Council, Palm Springs, California, 1988-1990. Vice president Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Washington, 1994.

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America (commission on environmental public policy). American Geophysical Union.

Connections

Married Jane Ellen Nielson, June 1, 1984. Children: Ruth, Paul, David.

Father:

Leslie Maynard Wilshire

Mother:

Mae Pearl (Craig) Wilshire

Spouse:

Jane Ellen Nielson

child:

David Wilshire

child:

Paul Wilshire

child:

Ruth Wilshire