John Douglas Mollard

Background

Mollard, John Douglas was born on January 3, 1924 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Robert Ashton and Nellie Louisa (McIntosh) Mollard.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, U. Saskatchewan, 1945; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1952; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Regina, 1995.

Career

Resident construction engineer, Saskatchewan Department Hwys and Transportation, 1945; graduate assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1946-1947; research engineer school сivil engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1950-1952; air surveys engineer, soil and water conservation and development, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Government of Canada, 1947-1950; chief, airphoto analysis and engineering geology division, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Government of Canada, Regina, 1953-1956; president, Juris Doctor Mollard and Associations Ltd., Regina, since 1956. Aerial resource mapping surveys technical advisory Colombo plan, Govts. Ceylon and Pakistan, 1954-1956.

Advisor Shaw Royal Commision on Newfoundland Agriculture. Distinguished lecturer series Eastern Canada Geotechnical Society, 1969. Cross Canada disting.lectr.

Canada Geotech Society, 1993. C.J. Mackenzie Distinguished Graduate Memorial lecturer College Engineering U. Saskatchewan, 1994. Guest lecturer, visiting lecturer, instructor over 50 short courses on remote sensing interpretation aerial photos and satellite imagery numerous universities, cities and provinces in Canada, also Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, University of California, Berkeley, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U. Hawaii, since 1952.

Achievements

• John Douglas Mollard has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering and geology executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Organizer, canvasser United Appeal campaigns. Former board directors ReginaSymphony Orchestra. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Geological Society Canada, Geological Society American, American Society Photogrammetryand Remote Sensing (award for contributions airphoto interpretation and remote sensing 1979), International Explorers Club.

Member Engineering Institute Canada (Keefer medal 1948, Julian C. Smith medal 1999), Association Cons. Engineers Canada, Canada Geotechnical Society (1st R.M. Hardy Memorial Keynote lecturer 1987,Thomas Roy award with engineering geology division 1989, R.F. Legget award 1992), Regina Geotechnical Society, Geological Society Saskatchewan, Canada Society Petroleum Engineers, Regina Young Men’s Christian Association (former director), Rotary (former director Regina club).

Interests

• Avocations: jogging, reading, golf, tennis, nature study.

Connections

Married Mary Jean Lynn, September 18, 1952. Children: Catherine Lynn, Jacqueline Lee, Robert Clyde Patrick.

Father:

Robert Ashton Mollard

Mother:

Nellie Louisa (McIntosh) Mollard

Spouse:

Mary Jean Lynn

child:

Robert Clyde Patrick Mollard

child:

Jacqueline Lee Mollard

child:

Catherine Lynn Mollard