Wendell Albert Cochran

Background

Cochran, Wendell Albert was born on November 29, 1929 in Carthage, Missouri, United States. Son of Wendell Albert and Lillian Gladys (Largent) Cochran.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Missouri, Columbia, 1953. A.M. in Geology, University Missouri, Columbia, 1956. Bachelor of Journalism, University Missouri, Columbia, 1960.

Career

Geologist ground-water branch United States Geological Survey, 1956-1958. Reporter, copyeditor Kansas City Star, Missouri, 1960-1963. Editor Geotimes and Earth Science magazines, Geospectrum newsletter, Alexandria, Virginia, 1963-1984.

Vice president Geological Survey Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, 1984-1986. Technical editor Oklahoma Geological Survey, 1998—2006. Freelance editor, consultant, since 2006.

Achievements

• Wendell Cochran has been listed as a noteworthy Science editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member geological societies Washington, London, Association Earth Science Editors (award Outstanding Contributions 1982), Dog in the Night-time.

Connections

Married Agnes Elizabeth Groves, November 9, 1963. Remarried Corinne Frances Des Jardins, August 25, 1980.

Father:

Wendell Albert Cochran

Mother:

Lillian Gladys (Largent) Cochran

Spouse:

Corinne Frances Des Jardins

Spouse:

Agnes Elizabeth Groves