John T. Curtis Born Waukesha, WI 9/20/1913; died 6/7/1961 Education: Carroll Coll. (B.A. 1934); Wisconsin (M.A. 1935, Ph.D. 1937) Dissertation title: Some phases of symbiotic and non-symbiotic orchid seed germination (not published ?) Adviser: Benjamin M. Duggar (confirmed by R. Mclntosh) Teaching history: Wisconsin 1937-39; Pennsylvania 1940; Wisconsin 1940-61. Ph. D. Students: Grant Cottam, Orie L. Loucks, Robert P. McIntosh,…
William M. Crocker Born: 1876; died 1950 Primary specialty: Plant physiology Ph. D. Students: Homer C. Sampson?
John M. Coulter Born: 11/20/1851, Ningpo, China; died 12/23/1928 Primary specialty: Plant taxonomy and morpholoogy Ph. D. Students: Henry C. Cowles External links: Wikipedia
Walter P. Cottam Born St. George, UT 3/3/1894; died 12/23/1988 Education: Brigham Young (A.B. 1916), Wisconsin (M.S. 1921), Chicago (Ph.D. 1926) Dissertation title: An ecological study of the flora of Utah Lake, Utah (not published) Adviser: H. C. Cowles (confirmed by Grant Cottam) Teaching history: BYU 1920-31; Utah 1931-62 Ph. D. Students: Others influenced: Grant Cottam (son), Calvin McMillan (M.S.)…
Grant Cottam Born: Sandy, UT 8/26/1918; died 5/13/2009 Education: Utah (B.A. 1939), Wisconsin (Ph.D. 1948) Dissertation title: The phytosociology of an oak woods in southwestern Wisconsin. (Ecology 30:271-287) Adviser: John T. Curtis (C) Comments: Also influenced by Walter P. Cottam, father and undergraduate adviser. Teaching history: Hawaii 1948-49; Wisconsin 1949-1986 Ph. D. Students: Paul G. Risser. Others influenced: Dennis H….
Joseph H. Connell Born: Gary IN 10/5/1923 Education: Chicago (BS 1953), UC Berkeley (MA 1953), Glasgow (Ph.D. 1956) Dissertation title: Studies of animal populations in the marine intertidal region (Ecol. Monogr. 31:61-104) Adviser: C. M. Yonge Teaching History: UC Santa Barbara 1956-present (emeritus 1991-) ESA offices and honors: Mercer Award 1963; Eminent Ecologist 1985; Fellow 2012 ESA links: Mercer Award…
Scott L. Collins Born: 28 October 1952, Ipswich, Massachusetts Education: Wittenberg (B.A. 1975); Miami (Ohio) (M.S.1977); Oklahoma (Ph.D. 1981) Dissertation title: Habitat relationships and habitat variability of the wood warblers (Parulidae) (Oikos 39:50-58) Adviser: Paul G. Risser (C) Comments: Also influenced by Lou Laux (BA); John Vankat (MS); Fran James (Ph.D.); Ralph Good (post-doc); Steward Pickett (post-doc and beyond); everyone working…
Charles M. Child Born: Ypsilanti, MI 2/2/1869; died 12/19/1954 Education: Wesleyan (Ph.B 1890; M.S. 1892); University of Leipzig (Ph.D. 1894) Primary specialty: Developmental biology Teaching history: Chicago 1898-1934 (emeritus) Ph. D. Students: V. E. Shelford External links: Memoir