Background
Benson, Richard Norman was born on November 11, 1935 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Elmer Leonard and Olga Theresa (Lindblom) Benson.
Benson, Richard Norman was born on November 11, 1935 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Elmer Leonard and Olga Theresa (Lindblom) Benson.
Bachelor, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1966.
Geologist, Humble Oil & Refining Company (now Exxon), New Orleans, 1966-1969;
assistant professor, Augustana College, 1969-1975;
scientist, Delaware Geological Survey, U. Delaware, Newark, 1975-1981;
senior scientist, Delaware Geological Survey, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1981;
associate professor geology, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1985. Scientist Deep Sea Drilling Project, La Jolla, California, 1970, 79. Geologist United States Geological Survey, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1974-1979.
Instructor Iowa State University, Cimarron, New Mexico, 1972, 73. Member examination committee Delaware Board Registration Geologists, Wilmington, Delaware, 1983-1987. Delaware alternate representative OCS Advisory Board, Department of Interior, Washington, since 1983.
Fellow Geological Society American (technical program co-chairman Northeastern section meeting 1997). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Petroleum Geologists, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.
Married Deanna Sharon Dovre, December 27, 1959. 1 child, Amy Christine.