William Blake Fergusson

Background

Fergusson, William Blake was born on April 24, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stanley Major and Ruth Mehitabel (Blake) Fergusson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Geology, Boston University, 1951. Master of Arts in Geology, Boston University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, University Arizona, 1965.

Career

Exploration geologist, Atomic Energy Commission, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1953-1954; exploration geologist, consultant to, small mining companies, Grand Junction, 1954-1956; teaching fellow geology Department, University Arizona, Tucson, 1956-1959; geologist, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia, 1959-1967; associate department сivil engineering, Villanova (Pennsylvania) U., since 1967. Geotechnology consultant various engineering companies, Philadelphia, since 1967.

Membership

Sergeant Army of the United States, 1942-1946, PTO. Fellow Geological Society of America. Member Association Engineering Geologists, International Association Engineering and Environmental Geologists, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.

Interests

• Avocation: amateur radio.

Connections

Married Jean Elizabeth Hathaway, April 24, 1948. Children: Nancy Jean, Jane H., William Blake Junior, Elizabeth D., Stanley M., Katherine M.

Father:

Stanley Major Fergusson

Mother:

Ruth Mehitabel (Blake) Fergusson

Spouse:

Jean Elizabeth Hathaway

child:

Katherine M. Fergusson

child:

Stanley M. Fergusson

child:

Nancy Jean Fergusson

child:

Jane H. Fergusson

child:

William Blake Junior Fergusson

child:

Elizabeth D. Fergusson