Background
Walters, James Carter was born on June 27, 1948 in Zeeland, Michigan, United States. Son of Jerome Clarwin and Dorothy Fay Walters.
Walters, James Carter was born on June 27, 1948 in Zeeland, Michigan, United States. Son of Jerome Clarwin and Dorothy Fay Walters.
Bachelor in Geology, Grand Valley State College, 1970; Master of Philosophy. Geology, Rutgers University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Rutgers University, 1975.
Teaching fellow, Fairleigh Dickinson U., Madison, New Jersey, 1974-1975; assistant professor geology, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1975-1982; associate professor, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1982-1989; professor, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1989; department head, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1995. Visiting professor Middlebury (Vermont) College, summer 1980, U. Vermont, Burlington, summer 1981, distinguished visiting professor, summer 1982. Consultant Black Hawk County, Iowa Conservation Board, Waterloo, 1980-1982, Northern Technology Superior vena cava syndrome, 1983, Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory United States Army, Hanover, N.H., 1989-1998.
Fellow Geological Society American, Iowa Academy Science (chair geology section 1983). Member Geological Society Iowa (president 1980, 89), National Association Geology Teachers, American Quaternary Association, Sigma Xi (secretary 1985-1995, research grantee 1974), Sigma Gamma Epsilon (vice president 1978-1995, president since 1995).
Married Bonnie J. Kuhlman, June 11, 1971. Children: Jennifer, Kyle.