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Reuben James Ross, Jr.
1918-
President 1962. Honorary member 1984
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Geologist, paleontologist
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Experienced in regional and
international Ordovician stratigraphy and paleotectonics, and
paleontology of trilobites, brachiopods, and graptolites. Taught
at Wesleyan University, Connecticut (1948-1952) and Colorado School of
Mines (1980-1987). Geologist with U.S. Geological Survey 1952 to
1980
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Graduate of Princeton and
Yale Universities
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Secretary and Chairman,
International Subcommission on Ordovician stratigraphy,
1972-1872.[1982?] Currently editor of series on Ordovician
Correlation Charts for the world; almost done
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Member, Geological Society
of America, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Rocky Mountain
Association of Geologists, Society of Economic Paleontologists and
Mineralogists, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists,
Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists, Paleontological Society,
Palaeontopographical Society (London), Palaeontological Association
(Great Britain)
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Fossils named in his honor:
Rossaspis, a trilobite genus; Rossoceras, a nautiloid
cephalopod genus; Rossodus, a conodont genus
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During Ross's presidency
the geologic markers were emplaced at Red Rocks, the Past President's
award for best paper was initiated, and the Emmons Lecture series began
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Enjoys photography,
pheasant and quail hunting, tennis, sailing, skiing, and golf.
Occasional kennel boy to Irish setters. Co-owner of Ross M.
Dooley-Irish setter
from Presidents of the
Colorado Scientific Society
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