Background
Hagan, Wallace Woodrow was born on February 3, 1913 in Griggsville, Illinois, United States. Son of Warren L. and Mabel Rea (Bruner) Hagan.
Hagan, Wallace Woodrow was born on February 3, 1913 in Griggsville, Illinois, United States. Son of Warren L. and Mabel Rea (Bruner) Hagan.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1935; Master of Science (graduate scholar), University of Illinois, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy (graduate fellow), 40-41), University of Illinois, 1942; postgraduate, U. Missouri, summer 1937.
Park geologist, Mesa Verde National Park, summer 1935;
field assistant, Geological Society American studies, summers 1935, 36;
assistant petroleum geologist, J.V. Wicklund Development Company, Detroit, 1937-1939;
consultant geologist, Greenville, Kentucky
consultant geologist, Urbana, Illinois, 1939-1940;
geologist charge ground water section, division geology, Indiana Department Conservation, 1942-1944;
geologist, Sohio Petroleum Company, 1945-1948;
geologist, Felmont Oil Corporation, 1948-1952;
consultant geologist, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1952-1958;
director, state geologist Kentucky Geological Survey, U. Kentucky, 1958-1978;
state geologist emeritus Kentucky Geological Survey, U. Kentucky, since 1978;
consultant geologist, since 1978. Member topographic mapping committee Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, 1947-1951. Member of advisory board Kentucky Geological Survey, 1952-1958, ex officio member, 1958-1978, member, since 1978, Chairman.legis. committee, 1990.
American Association State Geologists representative to Department InteriorGeol. Survey division committee water data for public use, Washington, 1968-1978;representative governor of Kentucky research committee Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1958-1994, 94-96, chairman research committee, 1965-1966. Board directors Kentucky Conservation Congress, also member natural resources development committee and mineral resourcessubcom., 1961-1964.
Chairman quality water committee Kentucky Water Resources StudyCommn., 1959. Representative governor Kentucky National Water Research Symposium, 1961. Member research and policy advising committee Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, 1964-1978, member federal-state advisory council, 1973-1978.
Member of advisory council Institute for Mining and Mineral Research, U. Kentucky, 1972-1978. Member Kentucky Water Resources Council. Member subcommittee on Maxey Flats radioactive waste disposal site Kentucky Science and Technology Commission, 1971-1975.
Member of advisory commission on underground injection wastewaters Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission,1970-1978. Member mineral resources subcommittee Lower Mississippi Region Comprehensive Study, 1970-1976. Ex-officio member Kentucky Development Cabinet, 1973-1978.
Member of advisory board Maxey Flats Nuclear Waste Disposal Site Decommissioning Plan, 1983-1984. Member of advisory board department geological science College Arts & Sciences U. Kentucky, since 1993.
Member 1st United Methodist Church, Lexington, since 1959, president Methodist Men, 1965-1966, 90-92, vice president, 1989, chairman nominations committee Lexington district, 1990. Fellow Geological Society of America (vice chairman Southeast section 1957). Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (district representative Great Lakes chapter 1954, mineral economics symposium committee 1969-1972, Kentucky-Tennessee society delegate to national conventions 1984-1986, member nomination and election committee house of deals 1986, Public Service award 1982), Geological Society Kentucky (president 1966-1967, honorary life member, since 1978), Indiana-Kentucky Geological Society (honorary, executive officer 1955-1956(, Lexington Geological Society, Association American State Geologists (statistician 1963-1966, vice president 1966-1967, president 1968-1969, chairman liaison committee 1966-1968, honorary since 1978), American Institute Professional Geologists (member advisory board 1983-1984, president Kentucky section 1982-1983, lobbyist to Kentucky General Assembly 1984, 86), Kentucky Academy of Sciences (Distinguished Scientist of Year 1977), Kentucky Oil and Gas Association (honorary life emeritus), Rotary (polio plus campaign committee 1987-1988).
Club: Rotarian (chairman invocation committee 1982-1987, Paul Harris fellow since 1985).
Married Mary Elizabeth Levan, November 30, 1940. Children: Elizabeth Annette, Karen Rea.