Background
Whitney, James Arthur was born on April 19, 1946 in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. Son of Henry Erwin and Beatrice Gertrude (Parkhill) Whitney.
academic director geology educator
Whitney, James Arthur was born on April 19, 1946 in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. Son of Henry Erwin and Beatrice Gertrude (Parkhill) Whitney.
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1972.
Laboratory assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1966-1968; teaching assistant, Stanford (California) U., 1969; instructor, Chabot Junior College, Hayward, California, 1971-1972; from assistant professor to head geology Department, University Georgia, Athens, 1972-1991; professor, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1983; associate vice president academic affairs, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1992. Geologist United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1979-1980.
Judge Georgia State Science Fair, since 1978. Fellow Mineralogical Society American (treasurer 1988-1992), Geological Society American. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Geophysical Union, Society Economics Geologist (editorial board 1989-1993), Sigma Xi Georgia Chapter (Distinguished Research award 1976).
Married Sandra Monroe Endrodi, June 14, 1975. Children: Nathaniel Ethan, Daniel Edward.