{{Short description|American meteorologist (1932–2023)}} {{Infobox person/Wikidata | fetchwikidata=ALL|list=hlist|dateformat=mdy}} '''Richard Edwin "Dick" Hallgren''' (March 15, 1932 – November 5, 2023) was an American meteorologist. He was a former executive director of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and held several senior positions with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including the director of the National Weather Service, director of World Weather Systems and federal coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research.<ref name="NAE">{{cite web|title=Richard E. Hallgren|url=https://www.nae.edu/152594.aspx|publisher=NAE|accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref> He directed the National Weather Service from 1979-1988<ref name="NOAA Photo Library">{{cite web|title=Dr. Richard E. Hallgren, head of the National Weather Service, 1979-1988|url=http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/pers0046.htm|publisher=NOAA Photo Library|accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref> and was the executive director of the American Meteorological Society starting in 1988.<ref name="Encyclopedia 2">{{cite web|title=Hallgren, Richard E.|url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Hallgren%2C+Richard+E.|publisher=Encyclopedia 2|accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref>
Hallgren's contributions to meteorology have been recognized with several awards, including the Arthur S. Fleming Award,<ref name="TSPPPA">{{cite web|title=Flemming Award Recipients 1948-2006|url=https://tspppa.gwu.edu/flemming-award-recipients-1948-2006|publisher=TSPPPA|accessdate=21 May 2018|archive-date=30 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630065846/https://tspppa.gwu.edu/flemming-award-recipients-1948-2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Department of Commerce Gold Medal,<ref name="NOAA History">{{cite web|title=Department of Commerce Medal Recipients 1960-1970|url=http://www.history.noaa.gov/hallofhonor/medal1960.html|publisher=NOAA History|accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref> the Charles F. Brooks Award and the International Meteorological Organization Prize of the World Meteorological Organization.<ref name="AMETSOC">{{cite web|title=List of Fellows|url=https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/about-ams/ams-organization-and-administration/list-of-fellows/|publisher=AMETSOC|accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref>
He earned his PhD and BS in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of the book ''A Safer Future: Reducing The Impacts Of Natural Disasters.''<ref name="Ametsoc journal">{{cite journal|title=45 Beacon|journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|year=2003|volume=84|issue=5|pages=699–712|publisher=Ametsoc journal|doi=10.1175/1520-0477-84.5.699|doi-access=free}} </ref>
Hallgren died on November 5, 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hooke |first=William |date=2023-11-09 |title=Remembering Richard E. Hallgren, 1932-2023. - Living on the Real World |url=https://www.livingontherealworld.org/remembering-richard-e-hallgren-1932-2023/ |access-date=2025-11-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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