James Ward Richards

Background

Richards, James Ward was born on September 8, 1933 in Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States. Son of Winston Lowell and Opal (Plumb) Richards.

Education

Bachelor, U. Colorado, 1955; postgraduate, U. Utah, 1958.

Career

Party manager, geophysicist, Continental Geophysical Company, Midland, Texas, 1958-1959; party manager, Continental Geophysical Company, Midland, Texas, 1962-1963; party manager, geophysicist, Namco International, Tripoli, Libya, 1959-1962; geological engineer, Santa Barbara (California) County, 1963-1967; geophysicist, geological engineer, Pennsylvania Transportation Department, Harrisburg, 1967-1976; president, geological engineer, Branthoover & Richards, Harrisburg, 1976-1987; consultant, Branthoover & Richards, Harrisburg, since 1987.

Achievements

• James Ward Richards has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Marine Corps, 1956-1958. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Society Exploration Geophysicists, Association Engineering Geologists, European Association Exploration Geophysicists, Society Expl. England, Harrisburg Geological Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Gamma Epsilon.

Connections

Married Betty Darlene Jones, April 6, 1962 (deceased March 1975). Children: Barbara Ann, Patricia Lynn.

Father:

Winston Lowell Richards

Mother:

Opal (Plumb) Richards

Spouse:

Betty Darlene Jones

child:

Patricia Lynn Richards

child:

Barbara Ann Richards