Background
JILLSON, Willard Rouse was born on May 28, 1890 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Willard Rogers and Anna Delle (Bailey) Jillson.
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Willard Rouse JILLSON
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Education
Onandaga Hill (New York) Country School. Syracuse High School, 1908. Syracuse University, Bachelor of Science, 1912.
University of Washington, Seattle, Master of Science, 1915. (F.) University of Chicago, 1915-1916. (F.) Yale University, 1916-1917.
Syracuse University, Doctor of Science, 1921. Berea College, Doctor of Science, 1925.
Career
Began practice in Lake Temiscaming Region, Ontario, Canada, 1912. Instructor geology, University of Washington, 1914-1915. With United States Geological Survey, mapping Mount St. Helens, 1915.
Fellow in geology, University of Chicago, 1915-1916, Yale, 1916-1917. Oil geologist, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Kentucky, 1916-1917. Professor geology, University of Kentucky, 1918-1919, acting head department of geology, 1918-1919, appointed assistant state geologist, Kentucky, 1918, Kentucky state geologist and commissioner geology and forestry, February 1919.
Oil and gas evaluation (geological), unites states department of Treasury, 1918. Appointed director and state geologist (6th) Kentucky Geological Survey, term 1920-1932. Curator Kentucky State Museum, 1924-1932.
Chairman Kentucky Park Commission, 1924-1928, mem to 1932. Chairman Kentucky Geography Council, 1927. Professor geology and head department Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky, 1947-1951.
Membership
Member: (F.) Royal Geographical. Society of Great Britain. American Institute, of Min.
Metal Engineers; American Association Adv. of Science. American Geographical. Society of New York; American Min.
Congress; Kentucky. State Academy, of Science. (President, 1923-1924). Sons of Colonial Wars.
Sons of the American Revolution. Kentucky State Historical. Society; Delta Kappa Epsilqn.
Theta Nu Epsilon; Pi Delta Epsilon. Gamma Alpha. Clubs: Filson (Historical.), New York National. Guard, Cavalry Troop “D.”.
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Member of (F.) Royal Geography Society of Great Britain. American Institute, of Min. Metal Engineers; American Association Advances of Science. American Geography Society of New York. American Min. Congress. Kentucky State Academy, of Science. (President, 1923-1924). Sons of Colonial Wars. Sons of the American Revolution. Kentucky State History Society. Delta Kappa Epsilqn; Theta Nu Epsilon. Pi Delta Epsilon; Gamma Alpha. Clubs: Filson (History), New York National. Guard, Cavalry Troop “D.”.
Connections
Married Oriole Marie Gormley, September 10, 1917. Children: Mistress Marie Jillson Sharpe, Mistress Oriole Jillson Burlew, Willard Rogers, Mistress Ann Jillson Overstreet.
