John Manley Dennison

Background

Dennison, John Manley was born on April 13, 1934 in Keyser, West Virginia, United States. Son of Raymond Lewis and Edna (Sturm) Dennison.

Education

Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1954; Master of Science, West Virginia University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1960.

Career

Assistant professor, then associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1965; associate professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965-1967; professor geology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1967; department chairman, U. North Carolina, 1969-1974.

Achievements

• John Manley Dennison has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Analysis of geologic structures

    (Introductory structural geology text)

  • Analysis of Geologic Structures

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (I.C. White award 1993).

Connections

1 child by previous marriage, John Robert. Married Priscilla Lechner, June 24, 1989. 1 child, Abigail Marie.

Father:

Raymond Lewis Dennison

Mother:

Edna (Sturm) Dennison

Spouse:

Priscilla Lechner

child:

Abigail Marie Dennison