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2 unusual facts about Donald R. Peterson


Donald Peterson

Donald R. Peterson (born 1923), professor emeritus of psychology at Rutgers University

Paul E. Meehl

In 2005, Donald R. Peterson, a student of Meehl's, published a volume of their correspondence.


Algie Eggertsen Ballif

Their daughter Ann Greta Ballif was the wife of Chase N. Peterson who served as president of the University of Utah.

Battle of Driniumor River

Four U.S. soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor (all posthumously), for acts of outstanding valor during the battle; Private Donald R. Lobaugh and Staff Sergeant Gerald L. Endl of 32nd Division, and Second Lieutenants George W. G. Boyce, Jr. and Dale Eldon Christensen of 112th Cavalry Regiment.

Carolyn K. Peterson

On February 27, 2004, Nyack mayor John Shields announced that he would recognize the New Paltz marriages and on March 1, 2004, Ithaca's mayor Carolyn K. Peterson declared that she would recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.

Catastrophism

In a paper published in Icarus in 1975, William K. Hartmann and Donald R. Davis proposed that a catastrophic near-miss by a large planetesimal early in Earth's formation approximately 4.5 billion years ago blew out rocky debris, remelted Earth and formed the Moon, thus explaining the Moon's lesser density and lack of an iron core.

Charles E. Peterson

The area, which is now known as “Society Hill,” is today one of the most desirable areas to live in Philadelphia.

Clark A. Peterson

Clark Peterson and his old friend Bill Webb formed Necromancer Games in the spring of 2000 to publish role-playing materials using the impending d20 license; on August 10, 2000, the same day Wizards of the Coast was to release the new Player's Handbook at GenCon 33, Peterson and Webb published a free PDF adventure called The Wizard's Amulet just a few minutes after midnight that same day.

Daniel Peterson

Daniel C. Peterson, professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic at Brigham Young University

Dean M. Peterson

In 2012, he was elected to the "Triangle Wall of Fame" by the Triangle Fraternity of Architects and Engineers, together with Michael Morhaime, founder of Blizzard Entertainment and developer of World of Warcraft.

Donald Johnston

Donald R. Johnston (1947–1969), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

Donald Peterson

Donald H. Peterson (born 1933), retired United States Air Force officer and former astronaut

Donald R. Bensen

He also wrote a number of media related novels, including works based on the Gunsmoke television series, and novelizations of William Goldman's screenplays for the 1979 films Mr. Horn and Butch and Sundance: The Early Days.

Bensen was a member of the all-male literary banqueting club the Trap Door Spiders, which served as the basis of Isaac Asimov's fictional group of mystery solvers the Black Widowers.

Donald R. Dwight

He also served as a South Hadley town meeting member, director of the J. Russell and Co. and the New England Daily Newspaper Association, trustee of the Mechanics Savings Bank, chairman of Massachusetts Newspaper Information Service, treasurer of the Concord Monitor and the Valley Photo Engraving Corp., and president of the Edwardsville Intelligencer.

Donald R. Gardner

The guest speaker at his retirement was GEN James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, who referred to him as "the last Confederate general still on active duty" due to his research on America's Civil War.

He also holds a Master of Arts degree in History from Memphis State University.

Donald R. Heath

During his tenure as Ambassador to Vietnam, Heath advocated and carried out American policy under Secretary of State John Foster Dulles that helped set the stage for American military involvement.

From 1920 to 1929, Heath held consular positions in Romania, Poland, and Switzerland.

Donald R. McMonagle

After F-4 training at Homestead AFB, Florida, he went on a 1-year tour of duty as an F-4 pilot at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.

McMonagle received a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1974, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University-Fresno in 1985 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2003.

Donald R. Norland

He was later deputy chief of mission and chargé d'affaires at in Conakry, Guinea.

Five Megillot

Eugene H. Peterson's Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work examines the application of the Megillot to Christian pastoral theology.

Fred Peterson

Fred L. Peterson (1896–1985), American politician and businessman in the state of Oregon

Freeport, Pennsylvania

Donald R. Lobaugh, U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II

George Peterson

George N. Peterson, Jr, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Harry H. Peterson

He was elected Ramsey County Attorney to serve 1923–1924 and subsequently served as the Minnesota Attorney General during the Farmer-Labor administration of Floyd B. Olson, 1933–1936.

High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1

The A4 instrument was provided and managed by the University of California at San Diego, under the direction of Prof. Laurence E. Peterson, in collaboration with the X-ray group at MIT, where the initial A4 data reduction was performed under the direction of Prof. Walter H. G. Lewin.

J. Frederic Voros, Jr.

Voros wrote a children's book about the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints entitled, The Stones of the Temple, along with illustrator Kathleen B. Peterson.

Jake Corman

In early 2008, there was speculation that Corman would make a run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by John E. Peterson; however Corman declined to run.

John B. Peterson

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.

John Peterson

John E. Peterson (born 1938), American politician from Pennsylvania

Joseph B. Scarnati

In 1996, Scarnati first ran for Pennsylvania's 25th senate district when incumbent Republican State Senator John E. Peterson decided to retire in order to run for congress.

Larry L. Peterson

Dr. Peterson is currently the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science at Princeton, where he also serves as Department Chair and Director of the PlanetLab Consortium.

Laurence E. Peterson

In addition to carrying out numerous experiments using high-altitude balloons, he was principal investigator on several NASA satellite experiments, including one on the OSO 1, one on OSO 3, two on OSO 7, the A4 experiment on HEAO 1, and co-investigator on the The High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment (HEXTE) flown on the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer.

Oscar V. Peterson

After Peterson's death, his widow and children moved from California to Richfield, Idaho.

Patricia Ben Peterson

Peterson's father was Portland attorney Edwin J. Peterson, who was later (in 1979) appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court, and served as its 39th Chief Justice from 1983 to 1991.

Robert O. Peterson

He was a native San Diegan and graduated from Hoover High School in 1933.

He renamed his company Foodmaker in 1960 and sold it in 1967 to Ralston-Purina.

Robert Peterson

Robert O. Peterson (1916–1994), American businessman, founder of Jack in the Box

Sundae

When Ithaca, New York, mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers' citizens reiterating that town's claim.

Take a Giant Step

Adapted from an eponymous play by Louis S. Peterson, the film stars Johnny Nash, who would ultimately become more well known for his singing career, including the hit song "I Can See Clearly Now", as the lead character, Spencer "Spence" Scott.

Valyrian languages

For the TV series, linguist David J. Peterson created the High Valyrian language, based on the fragments given in the novels, as well as the derivative language Astapori Valyrian.

Walter Peterson

Walter R. Peterson, Jr. (1922–2011), American realtor, educator, and Republican politician from New Hampshire


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