held a position on the University of Michigan staff at the 
tume he served as second-in-command of the University’s 
First Greenland Expedition, 1926. Later he returned to 
the Arctic on several occasions for further work. He accom- 
panied Admiral (then Commander) Byrd on his 1928-1930 
expedition to Antarctica as geologist and senior scientist, 
and again acted as second-in-command. In recognition of 
his accomplishments in the field of Antarctic geology and 
geography, he was awarded the David Livingstone Cen- 
tenary Medal of the American Geographical Society in 
1930, and in the following year was presented with a gold 
medal by the Congress of the United States for his out- 
standing contribution to knowledge. In 1945, Dr. Gould 
became president of Carleton College in Northfield, Min- 
nesota. But his duties as an educator have not deterred 
him from his scientific interests. He serves as a member 
of the National Science Board of the National Science 
Foundation, and during the IGY has acted as chairman of 
the Antarctic Committee of the United States National 
Committee for the International Geophysical Year and 
Director of the United States IGY Antarctic Program. 
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