MILTON T. HEALD ’40

MILTON T. HEALD, emeritus professor of geology at West Virginia University, died Feb. 22, 2007. He was 88. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received his degree with honors and was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. After serving in the US Navy during World War II, he attended Harvard, where he received both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. He then joined the faculty at West Virginia University, where he served for 36 years. In 1991 he received the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He was predeceased by his wife, Doria Ethier Heald. Survivors include three daughters, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.