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Sargent, l., and Willis

R. Harvey Sargent (left) with Bailey Willis. Bailey Willis was an internationally prominent geologist and seismologist. His home on the Stanford University campus was a model of ‘quakeproofing’ and his studies formed the basis for early California building codes. Personally and professionally active until just before his death at the age of 91, Willis was an explorer, author, painter and lecturer whose studies and projects took him repeatedly to Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Formal recognition of Willis’s many accomplishments included honorary doctorates from the University of Berlin and Columbia University, the Geological Society of America’s Penrose Medal, the Order of Leopold II, and the Belgian Legion of Honor.