William “Bill” Wadsworth ’57

William “Bill” Wadsworth ’57, of Marshfield, Me. Oct. 28. After receiving his masters and PhD from Northwestern University, he became a specialist in quantitative petrology and structural geology, later joining Whittier College, where he cocreated their first field geology course. He retired from Whittier in 1996 as an associate professor and chair of the geology department. He had also been an associate professor at the University of South Dakota and Idaho State University. He was a member of nine professional organizations. At Brown, he was a member of the men’s basketball team, president of Phi Delta Theta, and class marshal. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. In 1975, he was recognized as an Outstanding Educator of America. He is survived by his partner, Joyce Richardson; two sons; Joyce’s three children; three grandchildren; and Martha Nakao Wadsworth.