Richard Case Allison

Background

Allison, Richard Case was born on October 19, 1935 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles William and Bertha Helen (Lance) Allison.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology, U. Washington, 1957; Master of Science in Geology, U. Washington, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, 1967.

Career

Associate professor geology, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1968-1975; professor, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1975-1987; head geology/geophysics program, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1981-1984; department chairman geology and geophysics, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1984; professor emeritus, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, since 1989. Affiliate in malacology and invertebrate paleontology U. Alaska. Museum, Fairbanks, since 1973.

Research associate in invertebrate paleontology National History Museum Los Angeles County, since 1989. Consultant to State of Alaska and various energy corporations, since 1969. Committee co-chairman 1st International Congress on Pacific Neogene Stratigraphy, 1976-1979.

Appointee United States Geological Survey, 1979-1982.

Achievements

• Richard Case Allison has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Paleontological Society, Palaeontol. Association (England), Paleontological Research Institution, Alaska Geological Society, Pacific Coast Section Society Economics Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Carol Kathleen Daily Wagner, October 20, 1967. Stepchildren: Ruth Elizabeth Wagner, Paul Barnaby Wagner.

Father:

Charles William Allison

Mother:

Bertha Helen (Lance) Allison

Spouse:

Carol Kathleen Daily Wagner

child:

Paul Barnaby Wagner Allison

child:

Ruth Elizabeth Wagner Allison