William Arthur White

Background

White, William Arthur was born on December 9, 1916 in Sumner, Illinois, United States. Son of Millard Otto and Joy Olive (Atkins) White.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1940; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1955.

Career

With, Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, 1943-1979; geologist, Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, 1955-1958; head clay resources and clay mineral technical section, Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, 1958-1972; geologist, Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, 1972-1979; geologist emeritus, Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, since 1979; private consultant geologist, Urbana, 1979-1988; professor geology, Federal U. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1970.

Achievements

• William Arthur White has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society of America, Mineral Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member International Clay Mineral Society, American Clay Mineral Society, Illinois Academy of Sciences, Museum Natural History (associate), National Geography Society, American Chemical Society, Colloid Chemical Society, Society Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Inter-American Society, Farm Bureau, AARP, Order United Commercial Travelers American, University Illinois Alumni Association, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Alma Evelyn Simonton McCullough, June 21, 1941.

Father:

Millard Otto White

Mother:

Joy Olive (Atkins) White

Spouse:

Alma Evelyn Simonton McCullough