Background
Walton, Matt Savage was born on September 16, 1915 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Walton, Matt Savage was born on September 16, 1915 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Bachelor, University of Chicago, 1936; Master of Arts (James Furman Kemp fellow), Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1951.
Geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1942-1946;
associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1948-1965;
geologist, New York State Geological Survey, 1947-1957;
regents lecturer environmental science and engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1971;
director, Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, 1973-1986;
professor geology and geophysics, Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, 1973-1986;
professor emeritus, Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, since 1986;
consultant on geologic conditions affecting excavation and, underground construction, since 1995. Director Deep Observation and Sampling of the Earth's Continental Crust, Inc., 1984-1986. Executive Committee Great Lakes International Project.
Consultant in field.
President Old Town Restorations, Inc., St. Paul, 1974-1979. Board directors Summit Hill Association, 1974-1979. Fellow Geological Society of America.
Member Association American State Geologists.
Married Kathryn Ralston, December 6, 1940 (divorced). Married Nalda Robison, May 22, 1969 (deceased). Married Kay Ann Thorson, June 21, 1970.
Children: Matt Savage III, Kate Johns, Lisa Baar, Anne Elizabeth, Owen Hardwick.