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William I. Ausich papers

 Collection — Folder: S2804
Identifier: S2804

Scope and Contents

This collection includes 2 photocopies of a typed document from William I. Ausich (under contract with the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky District) in Bloomington, Indiana 1975/12/31 regarding paleontological review of the Clifty Creek Lake, Wabash River Valley Basin in Indiana.

Dates

  • 1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

William I. Ausich was born February 2, 1952, possibly in Kewanee, Illinois.

William I. Ausich earned a B.S. in Geology from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1974. In 1976 he was graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with an A.M. in Geology and 1978 he received a Ph.D. in Geology, also from Indiana University - Bloomington. After graduation, he was an assistant and associate professor at Wright State University, Ohio, then became a professor of Paleontology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences and Director of Orton Geological Museum at Ohio State University and also a Research Associate at the U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. He has many publications to his credit and works with a number of graduate and undergraduate students.

Ausich has won several awards and honors, including the Schuchert Award of the Paleontological Society; the Fulbright Fellowship; election to Fellow of the Geological Society of America, Paleontological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Sciences; Richard Owen Award-Outstanding Alumnus, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University; the Research Medal from Universidade de Trásos-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; and three Distinguished Teaching Awards from School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University. In addition, he served as president of the Paleontological Society from 2004-2006.

"Ausich, William I. ". Ohio State University. Retrieved 2015/07/31. https://u.osu.edu/ausich.1/

"Ausich, William I. ". Ohio State University. Retrieved 2015/07/31. http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/sites/artsandsciences.osu.edu/files/Ausich%20%20Mizejewski%20-%20BiographyFINAL.pdf

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Corps of Engineers on 1978/06/29.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2005/03 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/31 by Edythe Huffman.
Title
William I. Ausich papers
Status
Completed
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Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

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