James Thomas Sprinkle

Background

Sprinkle, James Thomas was born on September 2, 1943 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Rex Thomas and Rose (Weiss) Sprinkle.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1971.

Career

Postdoctoral associate, National Research Council-United States Geological Survey at Paleontological and Stratigraphic Branch, Denver, 1970-1971; assistant professor department geological science, University Texas, Austin, 1971-1978; associate professor, department geolog. science University Texas, Austin, 1978-1983; professor, department geolog. science University Texas, Austin, 1983-1986; 1st Mr. and Mistress Charles E. Yager professor, department geolog. science University Texas, Austin, since 1986. Member treatise advisory board U. Kansas Paleontological Institute, Lawrence, since 1991.

Achievements

• James Thomas Sprinkle has been listed as a noteworthy Paleontologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society American (treatise commission 1982-1986). Member Paleontological Society(councilor 1981-1983, Schuchert award 1982), Society for Sedimentary Geology, Society Systematic Biologists.

Connections

Married G.K. Klizicki, September 1, 1968. Children: David, Diana.

Father:

Rex Thomas Sprinkle

Mother:

Rose (Weiss) Sprinkle

Spouse:

G.K. Klizicki

child:

Diana Sprinkle

child:

David Sprinkle