Walter Hall Wheeler

Background

Wheeler, Walter Hall was born on December 21, 1923 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of George Carlos and Esther (Hall) Wheeler.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1945; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951.

Career

Assistant professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1951-1957; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1957-1968; professor geology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968-1986; professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1986-1989. Visiting scholar University of California-Berkeley, 1966-1967.

Achievements

• Walter Hall Wheeler has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow Geological Society American. Member Paleontological Society, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Vertebrate Paleontology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Eula Krueger, January 16, 1945. Children— Diana, Roger.

Father:

George Carlos Wheeler

Mother:

Esther (Hall) Wheeler

Spouse:

Eula Krueger