Background
Ekern, Paul C. was born on July 2, 1920 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Paul C. and Sallie Mays (McCoy) Ekern.
Ekern, Paul C. was born on July 2, 1920 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Paul C. and Sallie Mays (McCoy) Ekern.
Bachelor, Westminster College, 1942. Certified meteorologist, University Chicago, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1950.
Assistant professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1950—1955. Soil physicist Pineapple Research Institute, Honolulu, 1955—1964. Professor University Hawaii, 1969—1987, professor emeritus, from 1987.
1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1942-1946.
Married Claire Lamson, June 5, 1950 (deceased April 1951). 1 child Sallie; Married Nancy Oakes, June 20, 1956. Children: Christina, Carrie, Mollie.