Randolph W. Bromery
Randolph Wilson Bromery , called Bill Bromery, (born January 18, 1926 in Cumberland , Maryland , † February 26, 2013 in Danvers , Massachusetts ) was an American geophysicist and university administrator.
Bill Bromery grew up in a humble family during the Great Depression . During the Second World War he served as a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen in Italy, among other places . He then began studying at Howard University in Washington, DC , but interrupted it in order to carry out geophysical measurement programs from an airplane for the United States Geological Survey from 1948 . In the same year he married (the marriage had five children). In 1956 he earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Howard University and in 1962 a master's degree in geology from American University in Washington DC. In 1968 he received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University under Ernst Cloos . In 1967 he was on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst , where he became Chancellor and Vice President. From 1988 to 1990 he was President of Westfield State College and from 1992 to 1999 of Springfield College . He was then Chancellor of the Board of Regents of Higher Education of Massachusetts.
Bromery undertook geophysical measurements (magnetism, gravity, radioactivity, etc.) from aircraft in North America and also in West Africa ( Liberia ). He is a co-founder of Weston Geophysics International Corporation and was its manager from 1981 to 1986. In 1983 he founded the Geosciences Engineering Corporation . He has served on the boards of large companies, banks and insurance companies such as Exxon .
He played a pioneering role by making a career as an African American in geosciences in the United States. He became Outstanding Black Scientist of the National Academy of Sciences and received the Distinguished Service Award from the Geological Society of America , of which he was President in 1988. He is a multiple honorary doctor. Because of his initiative, the University of Massachusetts library was named after African-American civil rights activist WEB Du Bois .
literature
- Alexander E. Gates: Earth Scientists from A to Z, Facts on File, 2003
Web links
- Randolph W. Bromery in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bromery, Randolph W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bromery, Randolph Wilson (full name); Bromery, Bill (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist and geophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cumberland , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 2013 |
| Place of death | Danvers , Massachusetts |