Robert Sheriff

Background

Sheriff, Robert was born on April 19, 1922 in Mansfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Frederick and Marjorie (Norton) Sheriff.

Education

Bachelor, Wittenberg U., 1943; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1950.

Career

Physicist, Manhattan District, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1944-1946; chief geophysicist, Chevron Oil Corporation and subsidiary, 1950-1975; senior vice president, Seiscom Delta, Houston, 1975-1980; professor, U. Houston, since 1981; director, Allied Geophysical laboratories, Houston, since 1996.

Achievements

• Robert Sheriff has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysicist, educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Exploration Geophysicists (honorary, Kauffman Gold medal 1969, Special Commendation award 1996, Queest for Excellence award 1997, Maurice Ewing medal 1989).

Connections

Married Margaret Sites, October 13, 1945. Children: Anne, Richard, Jeanne, Susan, Barbara, Linda.

Father:

Charles Frederick Sheriff

Mother:

Marjorie (Norton) Sheriff

Spouse:

Margaret Sites

child:

Barbara Sheriff

child:

Anne Sheriff

child:

Jeanne Sheriff

child:

Susan Sheriff

child:

Linda Sheriff

child:

Richard Sheriff