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Peterson, Russell Wilbur was born on October 3, 1916 in Portage, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Anton and Emma (Anthony) Peterson.
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This is an account of Russell W. Peterson's life and the battles he has fought, despite tremendous opposition, to further social justice and environmental integrity. In addition to working in private industry, Peterson was governor of Delaware, chairman of the President's Council on Environmental Quality, director of the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress, and president of the National Audubon Society.
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Peterson, Russell Wilbur was born on October 3, 1916 in Portage, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Anton and Emma (Anthony) Peterson.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1942. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Wisconsin, 1984.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Williams College, 1975. Doctor of Science (honorary), Butler University. Doctor of Science (honorary), Springfield College.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Stevens Institute of Technology, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), Gettysburg College, 1980. Doctor of Science (honorary), Alma College, 1981.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Ohio State University. Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York-Syracuse. Doctor of Science (honorary), Northland College.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1981. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Monmouth College, 1982. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Salisbury State University, 1988.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Meadville-Lombard Theological School, 1992. Doctor of Humane Letters, Colby-Sawyer College, 2000. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Delaware, 2006.
With Éleuthère Irénée DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1942-1969, research director textile fibers department, 1954-1955, 56-59, merchandising manager textile fibers, 1955-1956, director new products division textile fibers, 1959-1962, director Research and Development division development department, 1963-1969. Chairman executive committee Textile Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, 1959-1961, chairman board directors, 1961-1963, fellow, 1969. Governor State of Delaware, 1969—1973.
Chairman executive committee National Commission Critical Choices for American, 1973. Chairman United States Council on Environmental Quality, 1973-1976. President National Audubon Society, 1979-1985.
Member National Commission Critical Choices for American, 1973-1974. Director Office Technology Assessment, United States Congress, 1978-1979. President New Directions, 1976-1977.
Regional vice president National Municipal League, 1968-1978. Chairman Education Commission States, 1970. Chairman committee nuclear energy and space technical Southern Governors Conference, 1970-1971.
Chairman National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, 1971-1973. Chairman committee law enforcement, justice public safety National Governors Conference, 1970-1973. Vice president Council State Governments, 1970-1971.
Chairman advisory board Solar Energy Research Institute, 1979-1983. Vis professor Dartmouth College, 1985, Carleton College, 1986, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1987. Chairman Centennial International Symposium, National Geography Society, 1986-1988.
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Author: Oral History, Russell W. Peterson, 1995, Rebel with a Conscience, 1999, Delaware Heritage Series, 1999, Patriots, Stand Up!, 2004, (Civil Defense) We Can Save the Earth, 2000. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Chairman Delaware River Basin Commission, 1971-1972. Founding chairman Bio-Energy Council, 1976-1978. Board directors World Wildlife Fund, 1976-1982, Population Action International, 1973-1997, Alliance to Save Energy, 1979-1993, Global Tomorrow Coalition, 1981-1991, chairman, 1981-1987.
Regional councillor International Union Conservation Nature and Natural Resources, 1981-1988, vice president, 1984-1988. Member President's Commission on Accident at Three Mile Island, 1979. President National Audubon Society, 1979-1985, International Council Bird Preservation, 1982-1990.
Chairman Center on Consequences of Nuclear War, 1983-1987. Vice-chairman Better World Society, 1985-1990, president, 1985-1987. Visiting committee John F. Kennedy School Government, 1979-1985.
Goodwill ambassador United Nations Environmental Program, 1984-2002, world environmental prize committee, 1989-2002. Member Governor Cuomo's Environmental Advisory Board, 1985-1994. Advisory board Pace University School Law, 1988-1998, Earth Island Institute, 1988-2002.
Chairman board Earth Lobby, 1992-1996. Co-chairman governor's task force on rejuvenating Wilmington waterfront, 1992-1995. Executive committee Delaware Riverfront Development Corporation, 1995-2006, member since 2006.
Founder Stand Up For What's Right & Just, 2001, honorary chairman since 2002. Fellow American Institute Chemists (honorary), American Association for the Advancement of Science (past board directors). Member American Ornithologists Union, Linnaean Society, Federation American Scientists, American Chemical Society (Parsons award 1974), Delaware Academy of Sciences, United States Association for Club of Rome, Cosmos Club (Certified of Appreciation 2001), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (Proctor prize 1978), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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Married E. Lillian Turner, June 30, 1937 (deceased April 28, 1994). Children: Russell Glen, Peter Jon, Kristin, Elin. Married June B. Jenkins, October 21, 1995.