Winifred McGlamery

Winifred McGlamery
Winifred McGlamery
	paleontologist

Winifred McGlamery (July 26, 1887 – April 2, 1977) was an American

oil and gas exploration.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Josie Winifred "Winnie" McGlamery was born on July 26, 1887, in

Elizabeth College in North Carolina.^[2]

McGlamery went to the

Edward Wilber Berry are said to have had strong influences affecting her pursuit of geology, however, a direct and personal relationship to Bascom has never been confirmed.^[2] Beyond geology, McGlamery was an avid fan of horseback riding and exploring the countryside. Both interests aided her skills and knowledge during her time as a field researcher in the 1930s.^[2]

McGlamery officially retired by 1970 at the age of 83, and passed away in 1977 at the LaRocca Nursing home.[2]

Career

Following her graduation from Johns Hopkins University McGlamery became a both a professional micropaleontologist with the

Rochester University's Museum. In 1931, at 44 years of age, Walter Jones reached out to McGlamery and offered her the position of librarian at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. McGlamery enjoyed this position for over a year, but due to the Great Depression, funds for government employees of Alabama had run out, often leaving McGlamery with little to no income.^[2] Soon after this, McGlamery joined the Geological Survey of Alabama as paleontologist after the passing of the Survey's previous paleontologist, Truman H. Aldrich.^[2]

She was employed as paleontologist for over 10 years at the Geological Survey of Alabama, and was a member of the geological survey for 30 years. During her employment on the Survey, she primarily logged well samples and identified and labeled various index fossils. In 1934, after the rediscovery of Little Stave Creek, a middle Eocene site, McGlamery obtained high status within the American geology field, and was soon employed as geologist for the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama.^[2] McGlamery's most notable and principal contributions to the paleontology and stratigraphy fields were her well descriptions and contributions to the fossil collection.

McGlamery was involved in a number of geological societies, namely the

Paleontological Society of America, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the American Malacological Union, the Alabama Academy of Science, the Society of Economic Geologists, the Mississippi Geological Society and was made a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.^[2]

McGlamery co-authored several publications with her coworker and fellow micropaleontologist, Joseph Cushman and made multiple contributions to the journal, Alabama Academy of Science.^[1] McGlamery officially retired from the State Survey in 1961, but was still active in within the University of Alabama.^[1] After this retirement, McGlamery continued working as a consultant for micropaleontology for seven years for the State Oil and Gas Board, where she consulted part-time within her home until her retirement in 1970.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Copeland, Charles (December 1978). "Memorial to Josie Winifred McGlamery" (PDF). Geological Survey of Alabama Annual Report. 9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Rindsberg, Andrew K. (April 2013). "Winnie McGlamery (1887–1977): State Paleontologist of Alabama". Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 31 (2): 107–128.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Copeland, Charles (December 1978). "Memorial to Josie Winifred McGlamery" (PDF). Geological Survey of Alabama Annual Report. 9.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Rindsberg, Andrew K. (April 2013). "Winnie McGlamery (1887–1977): State Paleontologist of Alabama". Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 31 (2): 107–128.

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