Background
Farrand, William Richard was born on April 27, 1931 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Harvey Ashley and Esther Evelyn (Bowman) Farrand.
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William Richard Farrand
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Bachelor of Science in Geology, Ohio State University, 1955; Master of Science in Geology, Ohio State University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1960.
Career
Research associate Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University, New York, 1960-1961;
assistant professor, Columbia University, New York, 1961-1964;
research associate in geology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1962;
postdoctoral research fellow, NAS/National Research Council, Strasbourg, France., 1963-1964;
assistant professor geological science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1965-1967;
associate professor geol science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967-1974;
professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1974;
curator analytical collections Museum Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1975;
director Exhibit Museum, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1993. Visiting professor U. Strasbourg, France, 1964-1965, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1971-1972, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1983, University Texas, Austin, 1986. Fellow Institute forAdvanced Study, Indiana U., 1985.
Member archaeometry panel National Science Foundation, 1989-1991;appointed member United States National committee International Quaternary Association, since 1989. Senior fellow Institute for Study Earth and Man, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American (member panel quaternary geology and geomorphology division 1978, vice chairman archaeological geology divsn, 1979, Chairman, 1980, Archaeological Geology award 1986), Ohio Academy Science, 1994-1996. Member American Quaternary Association (secretary 1978-1990, program chairman biennial meeting 1980, president 1994-1996), Michigan Academy Science, Arts and Letters, International Union for Quaternary Research (chairman working group on Southwest Asia commission paleoecology early man 1975-1983), L'Association Francaise pour l'Etude de Quaternaire, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Claudine Brickmann, August 17, 1962 (divorced 1983). Children: Frederic Hervé, Anne Marie;m. Carola Hill Stearns, December 6, 1988.
1 child, Michelle Diane.
