Background
Parsley, Ronald Lee was born on July 14, 1937 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Palo and Gertrude E. (Heidel) Parsley.
Parsley, Ronald Lee was born on July 14, 1937 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Palo and Gertrude E. (Heidel) Parsley.
AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960; Master of Science, U. Cincinnati, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Cincinnati, 1969.
Assistant professor department geology, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1966-1971; associate professor, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1971-1979; professor, Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1979; department chairman geology, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1971-1974. Exchange scientist NAS, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1981, 83, 86, 89, 92.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American, Palaeontol. Society, Paleontological Research Institution, Palaeontol. Association, Sigma Xi.
Married Shirley Ann Michel, May 9, 1986. Children: Rodney A., Andrew A.