Eula Grace Davis McEwan (January 6, 1879 – August 8, 1962) was an American geologist and paleontologist who taught at the University of Nebraska.
Eula Davis McEwan | |
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 Eula Davis McEwan, from the 1913 yearbook of Indiana University | |
| Born | Eula Grace Davis January 6, 1879 Milford, Illinois |
| Died | August 8, 1962 Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Occupation(s) | Paleontologist, geologist, college professor |
Early life and education
editDavis was born in Milford, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Neiswander Davis and Anna Cornelia Cuvelier Davis. Her father was a veteran of the American Civil War;[1] her maternal grandparents were born in the Netherlands. She trained as a teacher in Indiana. As a young widow, she earned a bachelor's degree in 1913 and a master's degree in geology in 1914, both at Indiana University;[2] she completed doctoral studies at Columbia University in 1917.[1] She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[3]
Career
editMcEwan was an aid in paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History from 1917 to 1918,[4][5] and taught at Simpson College in Iowa. She was assistant professor of paleontology at the University of Nebraska[6] until her retirement with emeritus status in 1940. During World War II, she served as curator of the invertebrate fossil collection at the university's museum.[7]
McEwan was elected to membership in the Paleontological Society in 1918,[8] and to membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1921.[9] In Nebraska she was active in the Sigma Delta Epsilon organization for women in science,[10] the American Association of University Women (AAUW),[11] and in the Lincoln Woman's Club.[12]
Publications
editPersonal life
editEula Davis married John Alvin McEwan in 1906; he died in 1908.[7] She was hospitalized for burns in April 1962,[16] and died in August 1962, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 83.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Geologist Dies at 83; Dr. McEwan Also Paleontologist". Lincoln Journal Star. 1962-08-09. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alumni Notes: 1913". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. 3 (1): 121. January 1916.
- ^ "I. U. Phi Beta Kappas Add 16 New Members". The Indianapolis Star. 1918-05-24. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ United States National Museum (1918). Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 92.
- ^ United States National Museum (1920). Report of the United States National Museum ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 37.
- ^ "Geologists Are Finding What Nebraska Rests On". Omaha World-Herald. 1924-06-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Dr. McEwan Dead at 83". The Lincoln Star. 1962-08-09. p. 38. Retrieved 2023-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Election of New Members". Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 29: 126. March 31, 1918.
- ^ American Association for the Advancement of Science (1921). Summarized Proceedings. p. 485.
- ^ "Sigma Delta Epsilon Minutes 1929-1930 | Great Nebraska". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "A.A.U.W." The Nebraska State Journal. 1935-01-06. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln Woman's Club Program". The Lincoln Star. 1949-07-31. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McEwan, Eula Davis (1919). "A study of the brachiopod genus Platystrophia". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 56 (2297): 383–448. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.56-2297.383.
- ^ McEwan, Eula Davis (1920-08-01). "The Ordovician of Madison, Indiana". American Journal of Science. s4-50 (296): 154–158. doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-50.296.154. ISSN 0002-9599.
- ^ McEwan, Eula Davis. "Convexity of articulate brachiopods as an aid in identification" Journal of Paleontology (1939) 13 (6): 617–620.
- ^ "Woman Scalded in Bathtub". Holdrege Daily Citizen. 1962-04-05. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.