James Clifford Dawson

Background

Dawson, James Clifford was born on April 19, 1941 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Clifford and Winifred Mary Dawson.

Education

Associate of Arts, Mount San Antonio College, 1963. Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965, Master of Science, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1970.

Career

Assistant professor geology State University of New York-Plattsburgh, 1970-1974, associate professor, 1974-1980, professor environmental science, 1980-1991, University district service professor, 1991. Regent New York State Education Department, 1993. President National Association State Bds. of Education, 1998.

Chairman Adirondack Land Trust, Incorporated., Elizabethtown, New York, 1984-1989.

Board directors The Adirondack Council, Elizabethtown, 1982. President Association for the Protection of Adirondack, Schenectady, New York, 1982-1989.

Member executive county Lake Champlain Committee, Incorporated., Burlington, Vermont, 1976. Board regents New York State,1993.

Achievements

• James Clifford Dawson has been listed as a noteworthy environmental science educator, geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American, American Geophysical Union, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society American Foresters, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Caroline Weiss, June 12, 1971.

Father:

Clifford Dawson

Mother:

Winifred Mary Dawson

Spouse:

Caroline Weiss