Background
Wyman, Richard Vaughn was born on February 22, 1927 in Painesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Vaughn Ely and Melinda (Ward) Wyman.
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Wyman, Richard Vaughn was born on February 22, 1927 in Painesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Vaughn Ely and Melinda (Ward) Wyman.
Bachelor of Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1948. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1974.
Geologist, New Jersey Zinc Company, 1949, 52-53;
geologist, Cerro de Pasco Corporation, 1950-1952;
chief geologist, Western Gold & Uranium, Inc., St. George, Utah., 1953-1955;
general superintendent, Western Gold & Uranium, Inc., St. George, Utah., 1955-1957;
vice president, Western Gold & Uranium, Inc., St. George, Utah., 1957-1959;
president, Intermountain Exploration Company, Boulder City, Nevada, 1959-1993;
tunnel superintendent, Reynolds Electric & Engineering Company, 1961-1963;
mining engineer, Reynolds Electric & Engineering Company, 1965-1967;
assistant manager operations, Reynolds Electric and & Engineering Company, 1967-1969;
construction superintendent engineer, Sunshine Mining Company, 1963-1965;
lecturer, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1969-1973;
associate professor, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1973-1980;
department chairman, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1976-1980;
professor, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1980-1992;
professor emeritus, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, since 1992;
department chairman civil and mechanic engineering, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1984-1990;
department chairman civil and environmental engineering, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1990-1991. Mineral representative Arizona Strip Advisory Board, 1976-1980, United States.B.L.M. Member peer review committee Nuclear Waste Site, Department Energy, Las Vegas, 1978-1982.
President Arizona Juno Resources, Boulder City, 1980-1983, vice president, 1990-1997. President WymanEngring. Cons., since 1987; consultant Corporation Andina de Fomento, Caracas, Venezuela, 1977-1978.
Vice president Comstock Gold, Inc., 1984-1993. Program evaluator Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, since 1995.
Secretary Washington County Republican Party, Utah, 1958-1960. Delegate Utah Republican Convention, 1958-1960. Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, 1959-1969.
Member citizens advisory committee, technical advisory committee Clark County Regional Flood Control District, 1998-2004. Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (life.
Education division 1990, local representative national convention Las Vegas), Society Economic Geologists (life). Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers/Small and Medium Size Enterprises (life, chairman Southern Nevada section 1971-1972, director 1968-2002, secretary-treasurer 1974-1992, chairman Pacific Southwest Minerals Conference 1972, general chairman national convention 1980, Distinguished Member award 1989, Legion of Honor 1999), Association Engineering Geologists (director Southwest section 1989-1991), American Institute Minerals Appraisers, American Water Works Association, Nevada Mining Association (associate), Northwest Mining Association, Geological Society Nevada, Association Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, Arctic Institute North America (life), American Society Engineering Education, Society for History of Discoveries, American Philatelic Society, Sons of the American Revolution, American Legion, Sigma Xi (president Las Vegas section 1986-1991), Phi Kappa Phi (president University Nevada Las Vegas chapter 100 1982-1983), Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Anne Fenton, December 27, 1947 (deceased June 23, 2009). 1 son, William Fenton.