EDUCATION
Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Michigan
Diploma received in June 1954
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.S. with honors in Zoology received
in June 1958
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Certificate in Marine Invertebrate Zoology
received in August 1957
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. in Zoology received in September
1964
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (in reverse chronological order)
| 1997 | Distinguished Research Fellow, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California | |
| 1993-96 | Director of Graduate Studies in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University | |
| 1986 | College Visiting Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle | |
| 1983 | Visiting Professor, Department of Zoology and Merton College, Oxford University | |
| 1979- | Professor of Ecology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (formerly Section of Ecology and Systematics, Division of Biological Sciences) with a joint appointment in the Department of Entomology, Cornell University | |
| 1975 | Research Associate, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley | |
| 1971-1978 | Associate Professor of Ecology, Department of Entomology, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University | |
| 1970-1971 | Field Staff, Rockefeller Foundation (Biomedical Sciences) | |
| 1970-1971 | Visiting Professor of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia | |
| 1966-1974 | Faculty Affiliate, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology | |
| 1964-1970 | Assistant Professor of Insect Ecology, Department of Entomology, Cornell University | |
| 1960-1962 | Associate in Zoology, University of California | |
| 1954-1960 | Various teaching and research assistantships at the University of Michigan and University of California |
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
| 2003 | Edgerton Career Teaching Award for outstanding teaching and advising of students throughout a long and meritorious career in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University | |
| 2003 | Eminent Ecologist Award. Given annually by the Ecological Society of America to a senior ecologist for sustained and distinguished contributions to the science of ecology and the biological sciences | |
| 1962-1964 | National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship | |
| 1962 | A. Brazier Howell Award of the Cooper Ornithological Society | |
| 1954-1955 | University of Michigan Alumni Scholarship |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
| 1999 | Contributor: Symposium on "Are Species Ever Expendable?" honoring Robert T. Paine | |
| 1998- | Board of Trustees, Archbold Expeditions, Lake Placid, Florida | |
| 1998-1999 | Committee on Adoption of Existing Publications, Ecological Society of America | |
| 1998 | Land Management Committee, Finger Lakes Land Trust | |
| 1997- | Chair, Natural Areas Committee, Cornell Plantations | |
| 1997 | Co-organizer, Bodega Marine Laboratory Colloquium on "The Use of Model Systems in Ecological and Evolutionary Research." | |
| 1994-1998 | MacArthur Award Selection Committee, Ecological Society of America | |
| 1993- | Advisory Board, Cornell Plantations | |
| 1993- | Editorial Board, Cambridge University Press Series on Ecology | |
| 1993-1994 | Committee on Oversight and Society Interactions, Ecological Society of America | |
| 1992-1993 | Member, Future of Business Office Committee, Ecological Society of America | |
| 1991-1992 | Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, Ecological Society of America | |
| 1990-1992 | Committee on Long-Range Priorities, Ecological Society of America | |
| 1991-1998 | Advisory Committee, MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center, Lake Placid, Florida | |
| 1988-1992 | Editorial Board, Ecological Applications | |
| 1988-1990 | Chair, Coordination Committee for 75th Anniversary of the Ecological Society of America | |
| 1987-1991 | Editorial Board, Cornell University Press | |
| 1987-1988 | Research Support Liaison Committee, Ecological Society of America | |
| 1985-1986 | President, Ecological Society of America (Vice-President and Member of Executive Committee, 1979-1980; Member of Executive Committee, 1984-1987) | |
| 1985-1998 | Scientific Advisory Board, Archbold Expeditions, Lake Placid, Florida (Chair, 1987-1990, 1994-1998) | |
| 1983-1985 | Councilor, Association for Tropical Biology | |
| 1980-1989 | Advisory Board, Konza Prairie (Long-Term Ecological Research Project), Manhattan, Kansas | |
| 1980-1984 | Consultant, Native Plants, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| 1976-1996 | Board of Directors, Organization for Tropical Studies | |
| 1973 | Visiting Faculty, Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica | |
| 1971-1973 | Editor, Ecology and Ecological Monographs | |
| 1970-1971 | Editorial Board, Ecological Monographs | |
| Special Panels for the National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences, The Institute of Ecology, and the EPA Ecosystems Research Center |
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow) American Ornithologists' Union (Elected Member) American Society of Naturalists Association for Tropical Biology British Ecological Society Ecological Society of America Entomological Society of America Entomological Society of New York Entomological Society of Washington Royal Entomological Society of London (Fellow) |
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY
| Teaching: In charge of Insect Ecology and Graduate Ecology Field Course (taught in Florida). Responsible for Undergraduate Course in Field Ecology and co-teach Ecology and the Environment. Graduate and undergraduate research students. | |
| Standing Committees: Advisory Board, Cornell Plantations and Arboretum; Chair, Natural Areas Committee. |
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
| Structure of plant-arthropod associations: impact of herbivores on community composition and host performance. National Science Foundation Grant No. BSR-9527536. | |
| Comparative studies on the organization and population stability of plant-arthropod associations. Hatch Amended Act, Project No. 183-410. | |
| Comparative biology of plant range edges. A. W. Mellon Foundation. |
Last updated 09/15/03