Richard Eugene Thill

Background

Thill, Richard Eugene was born on June 16, 1934 in St. Paul. Son of Alphonse James and Marie Irene (LaBelle) Thill.

Education

Student, Macalester College, 1953-1954; Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1958; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1967; graduate, Minnesota Management Academy, 1984.

Career

Geology laboratory instructor, Macalester College, St. Paul, 1959-1960; curator geological collections, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1962-1963; research geophysicist, United States Bureau Mines, Minneapolis/St. Paul, 1963-1980; supervisory geophysicist, United States Bureau Mines, Minneapolis/St. Paul, since 1980. United States chair USBM/Canada Metal Metal/Nonmetal Mining Committee, since 1989.

Achievements

• Richard Eugene Thill has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1954-1956, Japan. Member International Society Rock Mechanics, Society Mining Engineers (chairman geophysics committee 1985-1987).

Connections

Married Judy Ann Smith. Children: Steven Daniel, Jeffrey Scott, Brian Kevin.

Father:

Alphonse James Thill

Mother:

Marie Irene (LaBelle) Thill

Spouse:

Judy Ann Smith

child:

Brian Kevin Thill

child:

Jeffrey Scott Thill

child:

Steven Daniel Thill