Background
Ostrom, Meredith Eggers was born on November 16, 1930 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Son of Meredith Louis Hult and Alma (Eggers) Ostrom.
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Meredith Eggers Ostrom
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Bachelor of Science, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1952; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1959.
Career
Geologist, Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, 1955-1959; geologist, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, 1959-1962; associate state geologist, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 1962-1972; state geologist, director, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 1972-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Geological Society American. Member American Geological Institute (member governing board 1979-1982), American Institute Professional Geologists (certified, member geology section Wisconsin examaining board 1994-1998, Public Svc. award 1991), Association American State Geologists(president 1982-1983), Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters (president 1989), Masons.
Connections
Married Ann Carolyn Postels, August, 1953. Children— Michael Eric, Craig Alan, Terry Scott.
