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Jack Major

Jack Major
Born: Salt Lake City, 3/15/1917; died 2/13/2001
Education: Utah State (B.S. 1942); California (Ph.D. 1950)
Dissertation title: The relationship between factors of soil formation and vegetation, with an analysis from the west slope of Mt. Hamilton, California
Adviser: Hans Jenny
Teaching history: UC Davis 1955-82 (became emeritus)
Ph. D. Students: Richard H. Waring
ESA offices and honors: Distinguished Service Citation 1975
ESA links: Distinguished Service Citation | Resolution of Respect