Merlin Paul Lawson

Background

Lawson, Merlin Paul was born on January 12, 1941 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of Merle Nelson and Cecile May Lawson.

Education

Bachelor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1963; Master of Arts, Clark University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Clark University, 1973.

Career

Professor, chair department geography, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1980-1987; assistant dean graduate studies, U. Nebraska, 1986; associate dean, assistant vice chancellor, U. Nebraska, 1986-1992; dean graduate studies, U. Nebraska, since 1992; dean international affairs, U. Nebraska, since 1997. Secretary-treasurer Midwestern Association Graduate Schools, since 1995.

Achievements

• Merlin Paul Lawson has been listed as a noteworthy Dean, climatologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Climate of the Great American Desert: Reconstruction of the Climate of Western Interior United States, 1800-1850 (Landmark Edition)

    (First Landmark Edition printing, 1976, an unread, unworn,...)

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association American Geographers (national program chair 1983, national exec.coun. 1984-1987), American Meteorological Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nina Louise Rising, Jan.25, 1964. Children: Keith, Kenneth, Kristin.

Father:

Merle Nelson Lawson

Mother:

Cecile May Lawson

Spouse:

Nina Louise Rising

child:

Kenneth Lawson

child:

Kristin Lawson

child:

Keith Lawson