Agate Fossil Beds Administrative History

SUPERINTENDENT KEITH E. MILLER (1963 to 1965)
(Scotts Bluff National Monument)

Miller transferred from the position of Superintendent, Gran Quivira National Monument, New Mexico.

Entered On Duty: July 14, 1963

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument was authorized June 5, 1965. Miller was named National Park Service Representative at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and did not enjoy the official status of Superintendent.

Miller transferred to the position of Park Planner in the Region II Office (Omaha) in September 1965.

OTHER PERSONNEL

Seasonal Park Ranger (General): Frank W. Frailey.

Seasonal Park Ranger/Historian: R. Jay Roberts (a Scotts Bluff employee assigned the task of writing a history of the Agate Springs Ranch in 1965).

SUPERINTENDENT RICHARD L. HOLDER (1965 to 1969)

Holder transferred from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Entered On Duty: August 1, 1965

With approval of the Master Plan on February 18, 1966, the Superintendent of Scotts Bluff National Monument became "Coordinating Superintendent" of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, a Group A Management Unit.

Holder transferred to the position of Programs Specialist, Southeast Regional Office (Atlanta) on March 23, 1969.

OTHER PERSONNEL

Management Assistant/Ranger-in-Charge: Albert E. Werking, first permanent employee at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, entered on duty at Scotts Bluff on December 5, 1965. Werking relocated to Agate, Nebraska, on May 27, 1966. Werking resigned July 17, 1967 to accept a training position with Canadian Service Commission's National and Historical Parks Branch, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Position became vacant for fourteen months.

Management Assistant/Ranger-in-Charge: Roy W. Weaver, entered on duty September 22, 1968.

Seasonal Park Ranger: William W. Taylor.

Seasonal Laborers: Carl O. Nelson, Charles S. Upp, and William Conner (1966); Terry Osborne (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971)

SUPERINTENDENT HOMER L. ROUSE (1969 to 1971)

Rouse transferred from Joshua Tree National Monument, California.

Entered On Duty: June 1969

Rouse transferred to the Washington Office as Project Keyman for the Southwest Region on August 20, 1971.

OTHER PERSONNEL

Management Assistant/Ranger-in-Charge: Roy W. Weaver.

Clerk-Typist: Alice Swigert, entered on duty April 1971, part-time, duty station at Scotts Bluff National Monument.

Seasonal Park Ranger: William W. Taylor; Gary W. Newton (1970); Ron Sanchez (1971)

Seasonal Historian (1970).

Seasonal Laborer Terry Osborne (1970-72).

Seasonal Curator: Paul Magyar (1971).

Seasonal Ranger Naturalist (1972).

SUPERINTENDENT DONALD R. HARPER (1971 to 1978)

Harper transferred from the position of District Ranger, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana/Wyoming.

Entered On Duty: October 1971.

Harper transferred to the position of Superintendent, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, on August 13, 1978.

OTHER PERSONNEL

Management Assistant/Ranger-in-Charge: Roy W. Weaver; transferred to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona, on October 8, 1972.

Management Assistant/Ranger-in-Charge: Dennis J. Turay, entered on duty December 1, 1972; transferred to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in December 1974.

Management Assistant/Ranger-in-Charge: John B. Rapier, III, entered on duty January 19, 1975.

Maintenance Worker: James Hanson, entered on duty August 14, 1977.

Clerk-Typist: Alice Swigert, duty station at Scotts Bluff; terminated in June 1972.

Clerk-Typist: Linda D. Hahn, entered on duty at Scotts Bluff July 1972; promoted out of position in June 1974.

Clerk-Stenographer: Sherryl A. Shelbourn, entered on duty at Scotts Bluff September 1974; transferred out of Service in May 1975.

Clerk-Stenographer: Jeanne E. Weber, entered on duty in May 1975; position made permanent in May 1976.

Senior Seasonal Park Ranger: William W. Taylor.

Seasonal Park Ranger: Carl R. Todd.

Seasonal Laborer: Frank Lobato (1972).

SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT L. BURNS (1978 to 1981)

Burns transferred from Superintendent, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan.

Entered On Duty: August 13, 1978

Retired: March 31, 1981

Burns retired from the National Park Service after more than thirty-five years of Federal service.

OTHER PERSONNEL

Management Assistant/Ranger-in-Charge: John B. Rapier III.

Maintenance Worker: James Hanson.

Clerk-Stenographer: Jeanne E. Weber, Agate Fossil Beds employee, duty station at Scotts Bluff.

Senior Seasonal Park Ranger: William W. Taylor.

Seasonal Park Rangers.

Seasonal Laborer.

SUPERINTENDENT ALFORD J. ("JERRY") BANTA (1981 to     )

Banta transferred from Superintendent, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio.

Entered On Duty: June 14, 1981.

OTHER PERSONNEL

Management Assistant/ Ranger-in-Charge: John B. Rapier III.

Maintenance Worker: James Hanson.

Resource Management Specialist, Agate Fossil Beds/Scotts Bluff National Monuments, established in 1984; George Oviatt in training status at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana, until 1986.

Clerk-Stenographer: Jeanne E. Weber, change in duty station from Agate Fossil Beds to Scotts Bluff on May 1, 1983.

Senior Seasonal Park Ranger: William W. Taylor. [Retired November 1985]. This position was filled by Thomas F. Coffield who entered on duty May 18, 1986.

Seasonal Park Ranger: Carl R. Todd.

Seasonal Laborer: Wayne C. Lewis; Criss F. Hamaker.