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William A. Oliver, Jr.

Bill received a B.S. in 1948, from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. In 1950, he received a M.A., and in 1952, he received a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. From 1952-1957, he was an Instructor then Assistant Professor at Brown University. Bill joined the USGS in 1957 and retired in 1993. He has been a Scientist Emeritus from 1993 to the present time and a Research Associate with the Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, since 1967. His research interests include the paleobiology and distribution in time and space of Silurian and Devonian rugose corals.

Other Professional Activities

• Editor, Journal of Paleontology, 1964-1969.
• President, Association of Earth Science Editors, 1966-1968.
• President, Paleontological Society, 1974-1975.
• President, American Geological Institute, 1976-1977.
• President, International Association for the Study of Fossil Cnidaria, 1983-1988.
• President, Paleontological Research Institution, 1984-1986.
• Secretary-General, International Palaeontological Association, 1984-1989.
• Chairman, Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy (of the International Stratigraphic Commission), 1984-1989.

Honors and Awards

• 1969-1970 - National Science Foundation - National Academy of Science Award for Study and Research in Europe.
• 1993 - Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
• 1994 - Gilbert Harris Award, Paleontological Research Institution.

Current Projects

• Middle Devonian rugose corals from New York.
• Biogeography of Devonian corals.

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