Background
Mickelson, John Chester was born on November 16, 1920 in Winter, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Axel Leonard and Alice Mickelson.
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John Chester Mickelson
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AB, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1941. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1949.
Career
Assistant professor geology Washington State University, 1949-1954. Staff geologist Sohio Petroleum Company, Billings, Montana, 1954-1960. Senior geologist Sunray DX Oil Corporation, Tulsa, 1961.
Member faculty South Dakota School Mines, from 1961, professor geology and geological engineering, from 1966, head department, 1968-1978.
Achievements
Membership
Member Rapid City Planning Commission, 1962-1969. Member South Dakota Water Rights Commission, 1975-1979, chairman, 1976-1977. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Fellow Geological Society of America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists, American Institute Professional Geologists, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Grace M. Erdahl, July 26, 1947. Children– Judith Kay, John Chester, Barbara Jo, Becky Sue.
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American