Roberta Katherine Smith

Background

Smith, Roberta Katherine was born on December 17, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Elmer-Harrison and Mary Katherine (Tilley) Smith.

Education

Associate of Arts, Los Angeles Valley College, 1952; Bachelor, U. Alaska, 1957; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, U. B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1966.

Career

Geologist, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1965-1973; assistant professor geology, Howard U., George Washington University, Washington, 1966-1970; geologist, principal, Smith-Evernden Associations, Davenport, California, since 1974; research associate, lecturer, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1974-1991. Board directors, president Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District, SantaCruz, since 1980. Professional affairs committee California Board Registered Geologists & Geophysicists, Sacramento, 1982-1986.

Technical advising committee California Board of Forestry, Sacramento, since 1987. Advising committee Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, since 1986. Soil conservation committee State of California Department Conservation, Sacramento, since 1990.

Board directors California Association Resource Conservation district, since 1991.

Achievements

• Roberta Katherine Smith has been listed as a noteworthy Geological consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association Engineering Geologists, Society for Sedimentary Geology, Society Woman Geographers, North American Micropaleontological Society, California Forest Soils Council, Women in Building, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Mark Newell Christensen, July 14, 1956 (divorced 1961). Married Jack Foord Evernden, December 31, 1965 (divorced 1992).

Father:

Elmer-Harrison Smith

Mother:

Mary Katherine (Tilley) Smith

Spouse:

Jack Foord Evernden

Spouse:

Mark Newell Christensen