Dorothy Jung Echols

Dorothy Jung Echols (9 September 1916 – 4 February 1977) was a prominent figure in geology in her time, making contributions in the petroleum industry and later teaching as a professor in the department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1982, Echols received the Neil A. Miner Award from the National Association of Geology Teachers which is awarded to exceptional individuals that promote interest in earth sciences.
Her involvement in the petroleum industry from 1938 to 1946 led her to work on the Deep Sea Drilling Project. Much of her career was spent in the field of micropaleontology, specializing in microfossils. During this time she published an article in the Micropaleontology magazine, titled "Chalk crayons and microfossil contamination" alongside Harold L. Levin, first published on January 1, 1964.