Noted IU paleontologist Robert Shaver dies at 75
H-T Report September 17, 1997
Robert H. Shaver, paleontologist and professor of geology at Indiana University, died Sunday at his residence. He was 75.
As a paleontologist, Shaver began to establish his reputation in the mid-1960s when he turned his attention to the complex problems associated with mid-Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Michigan Basin.
He also served the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America in various capacities.
He served as associate editor of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists' Journal of Paleontology from 1958 to 1962 and as editor from 1964 to 1969. He also served that organization as its national president in 1976.
Born Sept. 8, 1922, in North Henderson, Ill., Shaver was the son of Archibald Harold and Melvina Lucinda (Edgar) Shaver.
An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he served as a navigator in the European Theater and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the war, he received bachelor's and master's degrees, and then a doctorate in 1951 from the University of Illinois.
From 1951 to 1956, he taught at the University of Mississippi, where he eventually served as geology department chairman.
In 1956, Shaver accepted a joint appointment to head the Geology Section of the Indiana Geological Survey, retiring in 1987 after serving as the head of the Research and Project Development Branch there.
At IU, he was named professor of geology in 1964. He served as assistant chairman of the department from 1967 to 1972 and as acting chairman from 1970 to 1976. He retired in 1994.
With Shaver's help, the Indiana Geological Survey began looking at the village of New Harmony and how it was threatened by erosion from the Wabash River.
He was a member of the Mayflower Society and was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Hays Shaver; two daughters, Joanne Shaver Pusack of Iowa City, Iowa, and Jill Margaret Hill of Indianapolis; two sons, Mark Harold Shaver of Farmington, N.Y., and Bruce Robert Shaver of Bloomington; a stepdaughter, Kathleen Terrell of Raleigh, N.C.; a stepson, Kenneth Terrell of Bloomington; two brothers, James Arthur Shaver of Galesburg, Ill., and Donald Lavergne Shaver of Salinas, Calif.; one sister, Paula Kathleen Johnson of Honolulu; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Beryl Burt Shaver; a brother, Alan Shaver; and one sister, Joan Shaver.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Day Mortuary with the Rev. Tom Ellsworth officiating. Burial will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Friends may call 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
H-T Report September 17, 1997
Robert H. Shaver, paleontologist and professor of geology at Indiana University, died Sunday at his residence. He was 75.
As a paleontologist, Shaver began to establish his reputation in the mid-1960s when he turned his attention to the complex problems associated with mid-Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Michigan Basin.
He also served the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America in various capacities.
He served as associate editor of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists' Journal of Paleontology from 1958 to 1962 and as editor from 1964 to 1969. He also served that organization as its national president in 1976.
Born Sept. 8, 1922, in North Henderson, Ill., Shaver was the son of Archibald Harold and Melvina Lucinda (Edgar) Shaver.
An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he served as a navigator in the European Theater and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the war, he received bachelor's and master's degrees, and then a doctorate in 1951 from the University of Illinois.
From 1951 to 1956, he taught at the University of Mississippi, where he eventually served as geology department chairman.
In 1956, Shaver accepted a joint appointment to head the Geology Section of the Indiana Geological Survey, retiring in 1987 after serving as the head of the Research and Project Development Branch there.
At IU, he was named professor of geology in 1964. He served as assistant chairman of the department from 1967 to 1972 and as acting chairman from 1970 to 1976. He retired in 1994.
With Shaver's help, the Indiana Geological Survey began looking at the village of New Harmony and how it was threatened by erosion from the Wabash River.
He was a member of the Mayflower Society and was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Hays Shaver; two daughters, Joanne Shaver Pusack of Iowa City, Iowa, and Jill Margaret Hill of Indianapolis; two sons, Mark Harold Shaver of Farmington, N.Y., and Bruce Robert Shaver of Bloomington; a stepdaughter, Kathleen Terrell of Raleigh, N.C.; a stepson, Kenneth Terrell of Bloomington; two brothers, James Arthur Shaver of Galesburg, Ill., and Donald Lavergne Shaver of Salinas, Calif.; one sister, Paula Kathleen Johnson of Honolulu; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Beryl Burt Shaver; a brother, Alan Shaver; and one sister, Joan Shaver.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Day Mortuary with the Rev. Tom Ellsworth officiating. Burial will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Friends may call 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Noted IU paleontologist Robert Shaver dies at 75
H-T Report September 17, 1997
Robert H. Shaver, paleontologist and professor of geology at Indiana University, died Sunday at his residence. He was 75.
As a paleontologist, Shaver began to establish his reputation in the mid-1960s when he turned his attention to the complex problems associated with mid-Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Michigan Basin.
He also served the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America in various capacities.
He served as associate editor of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists' Journal of Paleontology from 1958 to 1962 and as editor from 1964 to 1969. He also served that organization as its national president in 1976.
Born Sept. 8, 1922, in North Henderson, Ill., Shaver was the son of Archibald Harold and Melvina Lucinda (Edgar) Shaver.
An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he served as a navigator in the European Theater and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the war, he received bachelor's and master's degrees, and then a doctorate in 1951 from the University of Illinois.
From 1951 to 1956, he taught at the University of Mississippi, where he eventually served as geology department chairman.
In 1956, Shaver accepted a joint appointment to head the Geology Section of the Indiana Geological Survey, retiring in 1987 after serving as the head of the Research and Project Development Branch there.
At IU, he was named professor of geology in 1964. He served as assistant chairman of the department from 1967 to 1972 and as acting chairman from 1970 to 1976. He retired in 1994.
With Shaver's help, the Indiana Geological Survey began looking at the village of New Harmony and how it was threatened by erosion from the Wabash River.
He was a member of the Mayflower Society and was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Hays Shaver; two daughters, Joanne Shaver Pusack of Iowa City, Iowa, and Jill Margaret Hill of Indianapolis; two sons, Mark Harold Shaver of Farmington, N.Y., and Bruce Robert Shaver of Bloomington; a stepdaughter, Kathleen Terrell of Raleigh, N.C.; a stepson, Kenneth Terrell of Bloomington; two brothers, James Arthur Shaver of Galesburg, Ill., and Donald Lavergne Shaver of Salinas, Calif.; one sister, Paula Kathleen Johnson of Honolulu; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Beryl Burt Shaver; a brother, Alan Shaver; and one sister, Joan Shaver.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Day Mortuary with the Rev. Tom Ellsworth officiating. Burial will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Friends may call 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
H-T Report September 17, 1997
Robert H. Shaver, paleontologist and professor of geology at Indiana University, died Sunday at his residence. He was 75.
As a paleontologist, Shaver began to establish his reputation in the mid-1960s when he turned his attention to the complex problems associated with mid-Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Michigan Basin.
He also served the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America in various capacities.
He served as associate editor of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists' Journal of Paleontology from 1958 to 1962 and as editor from 1964 to 1969. He also served that organization as its national president in 1976.
Born Sept. 8, 1922, in North Henderson, Ill., Shaver was the son of Archibald Harold and Melvina Lucinda (Edgar) Shaver.
An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he served as a navigator in the European Theater and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the war, he received bachelor's and master's degrees, and then a doctorate in 1951 from the University of Illinois.
From 1951 to 1956, he taught at the University of Mississippi, where he eventually served as geology department chairman.
In 1956, Shaver accepted a joint appointment to head the Geology Section of the Indiana Geological Survey, retiring in 1987 after serving as the head of the Research and Project Development Branch there.
At IU, he was named professor of geology in 1964. He served as assistant chairman of the department from 1967 to 1972 and as acting chairman from 1970 to 1976. He retired in 1994.
With Shaver's help, the Indiana Geological Survey began looking at the village of New Harmony and how it was threatened by erosion from the Wabash River.
He was a member of the Mayflower Society and was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Hays Shaver; two daughters, Joanne Shaver Pusack of Iowa City, Iowa, and Jill Margaret Hill of Indianapolis; two sons, Mark Harold Shaver of Farmington, N.Y., and Bruce Robert Shaver of Bloomington; a stepdaughter, Kathleen Terrell of Raleigh, N.C.; a stepson, Kenneth Terrell of Bloomington; two brothers, James Arthur Shaver of Galesburg, Ill., and Donald Lavergne Shaver of Salinas, Calif.; one sister, Paula Kathleen Johnson of Honolulu; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Beryl Burt Shaver; a brother, Alan Shaver; and one sister, Joan Shaver.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Day Mortuary with the Rev. Tom Ellsworth officiating. Burial will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Friends may call 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
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