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Woodford joined the chemistry department at Pomona in 1915 or 1916, while he was pursuing his doctorate. In 1919 or 1920, he began teaching geology, and he established the college's geology department in 1921 or 1922. He was Pomona's sole geology professor for two decades, until his former student
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Woodford retired from teaching in 1955, although he continued to engage with students into his 90s. In 1972, he served as president of the
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Woodford married Gwendolyn Green in 1929, a partnership that lasted until her death in 1982. He had two daughters, Marjorie and Betsy.
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Stout (Steller), Dorothy LaLonde (November 1989). "Alfred Oswald Woodford, A California Centennial Celebration".
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Upon his retirement, Woodford was awarded the Neil A. Miner Award, the highest honor bestowed by the
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John Shelton joined him in 1941. His academic specialties included California geology, stream
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Woodford taught many students who went on to have notable careers, including
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In 1951, Woodford published a geology textbook with
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A. O. Woodford
Alfred Woodford
Upland, California
Claremont, California
Pomona College
B.A.
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D
Geologist
Pomona College
Butler A. Woodford
geologist
geology
Pomona College
Upland, California
Claremont
Pomona College
The Student Life
soil chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
hydraulics
history of geology
Rollin Eckis
Roger Revelle
Charles A. Anderson
Mason Hill
R. Dana Russell
California's oil industry
American Men of Science
James Gilluly

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