Background
Southard, Rupert Barron was born on April 8, 1923 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States. Son of Rupert Barron and Kathleen Wilhelmina (Larvey) Southard.
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Rupert Barron Southard
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Rupert Barron Southard, American Cartographer, government official. Recipient Distinguished Service award Department Interior, 1976; Mount Southard and Southard Promontory in Antarctica named in his honor. Served with United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946, 50-52; Fellow American Congress on Surveying and Mapping; member American Society Photogrammetry, Antarctican Society.
Education
Student, U. Rochester, 1943-1944; student, Syracuse University, 1941-1942, 47-48; Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Syracuse University, 1949.
Career
With, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1949-1991;
member program staff topographic division, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1960-1961;
chief, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1965-1970;
associate chief topographic division, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1970-1978;
chief, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1978-1979;
chief national mapping division, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1979-1986;
retired, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1986. Member of faculty, consultant USDA Graduate School, 1957-1970. Member Federal Mapping Task Force, 1972-1973.
United States member Commision on Cartography, Pan American Institute Geography and History, 1977-1986. Chairman Federal Interagy. Committee for Digital Cartography Coordination.
Member United States Board on Geography Names, 1981-1990, chairman, 1988-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946, 50-52. Fellow American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Member American Society Photogrammetry, Antarctican Society.
Connections
Married Jean FrancesScott, July 7, 1945. Children— John Scott, Kathleen, Timothy Will, Matthew Barron, Ann, Joseph Rupert.
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Religion
Roman Catholic