Samuel Arthur Friedman

Background

Friedman, Samuel Arthur was born on January 21, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon Charles and Sarah Evelyn (Lotto) Friedman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Brooklyn College, 1950; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1952; postgraduate, Indiana U., 1954-1962; postgraduate, U. Tennessee, 1968-1969.

Career

Geologist, Indiana Geological Survey, Bloomington, 1952-1967; geologist, United States Bureau Mines, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1967-1971; geologist, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Norman, since 1971. Instructor Center for Continuing Education U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1974-1981, member grad.faculty, adjunct/visiting professor School Geology and Geophysics, 1979-1995.

Achievements

• Samuel Arthur Friedman has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society American (chairman coal geology division 1977-1978, Distinguished Svc. awrd coal geology division 1992). Member American Institute Professional Geologists (certified, district representative 1991), American Association Petroleum Geologists (president energyminerals division 1990-1991, associate editor for coal since 1993, Distinguished Founders award minerals division 1994, Gordon Wood Junior Memorial award 1994, Distinguished Svc. award 1995), Society Sedimentary Geology, Oklahoma City Geological Society (member continuing education committee 1981-1982), Lions (chairperson various committees, editor newsletter Norman club, Lion of Year 1989-1990).

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, reading science fiction and mysteries, photography, geneology.

Connections

Married Regena P. Cottle, May 10, 1953 (divorced 1979). Children: Yael, Aaron. Married Evelyn J. Healey, July 10, 1988.

Father:

Solomon Charles Friedman

Mother:

Sarah Evelyn (Lotto) Friedman

Spouse:

Regena P. Cottle

Spouse:

Evelyn J. Healey

child:

Aaron Friedman

child:

Yael Friedman