Randall Thornton Chew III

Background

III, Randall Thornton Chew was born on April 13, 1926 in South Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Randall Thornton Junior and Mildred Sada (Bell) C.

Education

Bachelor, Occidental College, 1951; Master of Science, U. Arizona, 1952.

Career

Geologist, United States Geological Survey, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1952-1956; mining geologist, Northern Pacific Railway, St. Paul, 1956-1961; associate professor geology, LaVerne (California) College, 1961-1972; geology/environmental division director, Occidental Oil Shale Corporation, Grand Junction, 1972-1976; assistant division director, Bendix Field Engineer Corporation, Grand Junction and Cairo, 1976-1987; assistant professor geology, Potomac State College, Keyser, West Virginia, 1987-1993; retired, 1993. Consultant in field, since 1960.

Achievements

• Randall Thornton Chew III has been listed as a noteworthy Science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Branch president Church Latter- Day Saints (Mormons), Keyser, 1987-1991. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Institute Professional Geologists (national secretary/treasurer 1981, Certified Merit 1983), National Association Geology Teachers (national board directors 1972, section vice president 1971), Society Mining Engineers (section chairman 1978), Sigma Xi (Merit award 1951).

Interests

• Avocations: music, photography.

Connections

Married Marion Elizabeth Luster, November 19, 1944 (divorced 1973). Married Ruth Lavon Kelsey, December 7, 1974. Children: Randall IV, Cliveden M., Lindsey J., Marsden E.

Father:

Randall Thornton C. Junior

Mother:

Mildred Sada (Bell) C.

Spouse:

Marion Elizabeth Luster

Spouse:

Ruth Lavon Kelsey

child:

Lindsey J. III

child:

Randall IV III

child:

Marsden E. III

child:

Cliveden M. III