ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
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<strong>Science<strong>Makers</strong></strong><br />
Spotlight: Waverly Person<br />
Full Name: Waverly J. Person<br />
Born: May 1, 1927<br />
Place: Blackenridge, VA<br />
Parents: Bessie Butts<br />
Santee Person<br />
Spouse: Sarah Walker<br />
Education: St. Paul’s High School - Lawrenceville, VA (1944)<br />
St. Paul’s College - Lawrenceville, VA (B.S., 1949)<br />
American University - Washington, D.C.<br />
George Washington Universty - Washington, D.C.<br />
Type of Science: Geophysics, Seismology<br />
Achievements: First African American director of the United States Geological Survey’s<br />
National Earthquake Information Center<br />
Earned the Outstanding Government Communicator Award<br />
Favorites:<br />
Color: Brown<br />
Food: Steak & Candied Yams<br />
Quote: “Keep getting up.”<br />
Time of Year: Spring<br />
Biography<br />
Geophysicist and seismologist Waverly J. Person was born on May 1, 1927, in Blackenridge,<br />
Virginia, to Bessie Butts and Santee Person, a farmer. After completing his B.S. degree<br />
in 1949, at St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia, Person joined the U.S. Army. When he<br />
was honorably discharged in 1952, First Sergeant Person received Good Conduct and Asian Pacifi c<br />
medals.<br />
Person married Sarah Walker in 1954 and relocated to Washington, D.C., where he performed a<br />
series of odd jobs. In 1962, Person obtained a position with the National Earthquake Information