Pamela A. Matson Born: Eau Claire, WI, 8/3/1953 Education: Wisconsin (B.S.1975); Indiana (M.S. 1980); Oregon State (Ph.D. 1983) Dissertation title: Effects of nutrient and light limitation on mountain hemlock: susceptibility to laminated root rot (Ecology 65:1517-1524) Adviser: Richard H. Waring Comments: Also influenced by Marcus Fay (B.S.), Peter Vitousek (M.S. and Ph.D), Kermit Cromack (PhD), William Reiners (PhD), Fred Hain (Post doc), Robert…
Herbert L. Mason Born: Fond du Lac, WI 1/3/1896; died 3/26/1994 Education: Stanford (B.A, 1922); California (Berkeley) (M.A. 1923; Ph.D. 1932) Dissertation title: A Pleistocene flora from the Tomales Bay region and its bearing on the history of the coastal pine forests of California (Carnegie Inst. Wash. Pub. #415) Advisor: Willis L. Jepson (C) Comments: Was a research assistant to…
Peter L. Marks Born: Quantico, VA 7/2/1944 Dissertation title: The role of Prunus pensylvanica L. in the rapid revegetation of disturbed sites (Ecol. Monogr. 44:73-88) Adviser: F. Herbert Bormann Teaching history: Cornell 1971-2006 Ph. D. Students: William H. Schlesinger, Charles L. Mohler, Francis E. Putz, Charles D. Canham, Mark Vellend ESA honors and awards: Mercer Award 1975 ESA links: Mercer…
Jack Major Born: Salt Lake City, 3/15/1917; died 2/13/2001 Education: Utah State (B.S. 1942); California (Ph.D. 1950) Dissertation title: The relationship between factors of soil formation and vegetation, with an analysis from the west slope of Mt. Hamilton, California Adviser: Hans Jenny Teaching history: UC Davis 1955-82 (became emeritus) Ph. D. Students: Richard H. Waring ESA offices and honors: Distinguished…
Conway MacMillan Born: Hillsdale, MI 8/26/1867; died 6/5/29 Education: Nebraska (A.B. 1885, A.M. 1886); Johns Hopkins 1886-87 (no degree); Harvard 1887-88 (no degree) Adviser: (no Ph. D) Comments: C. E. Bessey was adviser for M.A. Teaching history: Minnesota 1888-1906 Ph.D. students: Francis Ramaley
James A. MacMahon Born: Dayton, OH 4/7/1939 Education: Michigan State (B.S. 1960), Notre Dame (Ph.D. 1964) Dissertation title: An eco-physiological study of the water relations of three species of the salamander genus Plethodon Adviser: Robert E. Gordon (C) Comments: Also influenced by Robert P. McIntosh during Ph.D. work. Teaching History: Dayton 1974-81; Utah State 1971-present ESA offices and honors: President…
Orie L. Loucks Born: Minden, Ontario 10/2/1931; died 9/10/2016 Education: Toronto (B.Sc. 1953; M.Sc. 1955), Wisconsin (Ph.D. 1960) Dissertation title: Environmental and phytosociological ordination of a regional forest vegetation (Ecol. Monogr. 32:137-166) Adviser: John T. Curtis (C) Other influences: G. Angus Hills (Master’s), Sergius Wilde (Ph.D.) Teaching history: Wisconsin 1962-78; Butler 1978-89; Miami (Ohio) 1989-2002 (became emeritus) Ph.D. students: Dennis…
Daniel A. Livingstone Born: Detroit, MI 8/3/1927; died 2/6/2016 Education: Dalhousie (BSc 1948; MSc 1950); Yale (Ph.D. 1953) Dissertation title: The palaeolimnology of arctic Alaska (Ecology 36: 587-600) Advisor: Edward S. Deevey Teaching History: Maryland 1955-56; Duke 1956-present (emeritus 2005–) Ph.D. students: Paul A. Colinvaux, Robert L. Kendall, Peter Kilham, Mark A. Mantuani, Joseph L. Richardson, Peter D. Weigl Others influenced: …