William John Spence

Background

Spence, William John was born on July 11, 1937 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of William Rankine and Martha Sunshine (Utt) Spence.

Education

Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1959; Master of Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1973.

Career

Chairman science department, Spencer (New York) Center School, 1960-1962; research geophysicist, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, 1962-1970; research geophysicist, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado, 1971-1974; research geophysicist, project chief global sesmicity and tectonics/induced seismicity projects, United States Geological Survey, Denver, since 1975. Adjunct Professor Colorado School Mines, Golden, 1985-1987. Research associate Denver Museum Natural History, since 1981.

Achievements

• William John Spence has been listed as a noteworthy Tectonophysicist, seismologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Denver Symphony Chorus, 1984-1987. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Seismological Society American, American Geophysical Union (president Front Range chapter 1988).

Connections

Married Pamela Emmeline Jones, August 21, 1976 (deceased August 1979). 1 child, Andrew Edwards. Married Susan Frances Edelstein, November 22, 1984.

Father:

William Rankine Spence

Mother:

Martha Sunshine (Utt) Spence

Spouse:

Pamela Emmeline Jones

Spouse:

Susan Frances Edelstein

child:

Andrew Edwards Spence