J. Willis Ambrose
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John Willis Ambrose Ph.D. was the first President of the Geological Association of Canada in 1947.
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[edit] Early life
Ambrose grew up in southwestern Alberta.
[edit] Education
Ambrose obtained a B.A. from Stanford University in 1932 and a Ph.D. form Yale University in 1935.
[edit] Career
Ambrose spent his career exploring geology in Canada. Between 1945 and 1948, he lived in Toronto, but was a Special Lecturer at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. In 1948, he moved to Kingston and joined Queen's full-time. He served as head of their geology department from 1962 until 1968. Ambrose retired in 1973.
[edit] Legacy
The Geological Association of Canada honours Ambrose annually by awarding the Ambrose Medal to an individual for sustained dedicated service to the Canadian earth science community.
