Reginald Peter Briggs

Background

Briggs, Reginald Peter was born on March 12, 1929 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of Reginald Joseph and Marion Lois (Kendig) Briggs.

Education

Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1951; postgraduate, Drexel U. postgraduate, W. Virginia U. postgraduate, U. Pittsburgh.

Career

Geologist, United States Geological Survey, Lexington, Kentucky, 1953-1955; geologist, United States Geological Survey, San Juan, P.R., 1955-1964; project chief, United States Geological Survey, San Juan, P.R., 1964-1970; project director, United States Geological Survey, Pittsburgh, 1971-1976; president, chief geologist, Geomega, Inc., Pittsburgh, since 1976. Chairman 45th Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists, 1980. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Reginald Peter Briggs has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Prime mover Pennsylvania History & Museum Commission History Marker-Coal Mining, Pittsburgh,1985, Climax Locomotives, Corry, Pennsylvania, 1987. With C.E., United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow Geological Society American.

Member Association Engineering Geologists, American Geophysical Union, American Institute Professional Geologists (Pennsylvania section president 1975), Pennsylvania Council Professional Geologists (director 1991-1992), Northern Appalachian Geological Society, Geological Society Washington (correspondent member). Honorary member Geological Society of P.R., Pittsburgh Geological Society (director 1972-1977, 83-87, 90-92, W.S. Skinner award 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: regional history, railroads, model making.

Connections

Married Henrietta Ferris, September 15, 1956. Children: Wendy Ferris, Mark Kendig, James Mandeville.

Father:

Reginald Joseph Briggs

Mother:

Marion Lois (Kendig) Briggs

Spouse:

Henrietta Ferris

child:

Mark Kendig Briggs

child:

James Mandeville Briggs

child:

Wendy Ferris Briggs