William Hilton Johnson

Background

Johnson, William Hilton was born on February 14, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Mary Roy (Thomson) Johnson.

Education

AB, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1956; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1962.

Career

Instructor department geology, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1962-1963; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963-1968; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1968-1987; professor, since 1987; associate head Department, University Illinois, Urbana, since 1991. Research affiliate Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, since 1962.

Achievements

• William Hilton Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Sangamon Valley Public Water District, Mahomet, Illinois, since 1981. WithU.S. Army, 1956-1958. Fellow Geological Society American.

Member National Association Geology Teachers, American QuaternaryAssn., Illinois Academy Science, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Joyce Webster, December 29, 1956. Children: Eric Mark, Jennifer Dawn, Scott Webster.

Father:

William Johnson

Mother:

Mary Roy (Thomson) Johnson

Spouse:

Joyce Webster

child:

Eric Mark Johnson

child:

Scott Webster Johnson

child:

Jennifer Dawn Johnson