His ancestry was rooted there as his maternal great-grandparents, Peter and Anna Johnson, immigrated from Denmark shortly after the Civil War and settled in Ephraim, WI. Geological Survey, the Minnesota Geological Survey, the Indiana Geological Survey, and the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.Īllan had a special place in his heart for Door County and its land. Schneider took research positions with the U.S. He accepted teaching positions at Penn State, the University of Minnesota, Washington State University, and Indiana University and finished his career as a Professor of Geology Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. Allan was a geologist, professor, scientist, conservationist, and author. in Geology, went on to obtain his Master’s of Science in Geology Degree from Penn State University in 1951, and finally earned his PhD in Geology from the University of Minnesota in 1957. In 1947, some friends set him up on a blind date with a “cute freshman girl” from Milwaukee named Betty Lou Dorn, who, on August 26, 1950, became his wife, and were married for 72 years.Īllan graduated from Beloit College in 1948 with his B.S. He graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School and began his higher education journey at his beloved Beloit College where he pledged Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and eventually declared a major in Geology. Monica’s Senior Living on June 9th, 2023 after a long, well-lived life with his wife and children by his side.Īllan was born in Chicago to Emory and Esther (Westgard) Schneider and was raised in Oak Park, IL. Pleasant, WI, and Sister Bay, WI, passed away peacefully at St.
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