Biographies — Page 22

John E. Potzger Born:  Presque Isle Co., MI 7/31/1886; died 9/18/1955 Education: Butler Univ. (A.B. 1927; M.A. 1931), Indiana (Ph.D. 1932) Dissertation title:  The ecology of certain swamp, floodplain, and upland plant communities in Monroe County, Indiana Advisor: Stanley A. Cain? Other influence: Frank C. Gates Teaching history: Butler Univ. 1932-1955 ESA offices and honors: Member-at-Large 1951-52; President 1954 ESA…

Robert B. Platt Born: Knoxville, IN 1/19/13; died 3/11/1998 Education: Emory and Henry Coll, (B.A. 1933); Peabody Coll. (M.S. 1935); Univ. of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. 1948) Dissertation title: Shale barrens of the mid-Appalachian Mountains. (Ecol. Mon. 21:269-300) Advisor: Edgar T. Wherry (C) Other influences: Stanley A. Cain, Henry J. Oosting, Jesse Shaver Teaching history: Radford Coll. 1940-41; Emory Univ. 1948-78 ESA…

Patricia A. Werner Born: Flint, MI 7/7/1941 Education:  Michigan State (M.S. 1968; Ph.D. 1972) Dissertation title: Effect of the invasion of Dipsacus sylvestris on plant communities in early old-field succession Advisor: John E. Cantlon (C) Other influences: (M.S.) John Beaman; (Ph.D.) William E. Cooper, Peter G. Murphy, Stephen N. Stephenson Teaching History: Michigan State 1973-1986, Florida 1992-2002 (became emeritus), Australian National…

Richard H. Waring Born:  Chicago, IL 5/17/1935 Education:  Minnesota (B.S. 1957, M.S. 1959); UC Berkeley (Ph.D. 1963) Dissertation title: Vegetation of the California coast redwood region in relation to gradients of moisture, nutrients, light, and temperature Adviser: Jack Major (C) Other influences:  Egolfs Bakuzis, Don Lawrence (M. S.), Edward Stone (Ph.D); Jerry Franklin, Richard Walker, Tom Hinckley, Paul Jarvis, Joe…

Monica G. Turner Born: New York, NY, 12/9/1958 Education: Fordham Univ. (B.A.1980) ; Georgia (Ph.D. 1985) Dissertation title: Ecological effects of multiple perturbations on a Georgia salt marsh Advisor: Frank Golley (C) Other influences: Graduate school: Susan P. Bratton; Postdoc: Eugene P. Odum; early career at ORNL: Robert H. Gardner, Robert V. O’Neill Teaching History:  Tennessee 1990-94; Wisconsin 1994- Ph….

G. David Tilman Born:  Aurora, IL 7/2/1949 (as Titman; name changed in 1976) Education:  Michigan (B.S. 1979; Ph.D. 1976) Dissertation title:  Interspecific competition for resources: An experimental and theoretical study. Advisor: Peter Kilham (C) Comments: “I was also greatly influenced by Steve Hubbell and John Vandermeer when I was an undergraduate and graduate student, by Susan Kilham, Nelson Hairston, and…

William A. Reiners Born: Chicago, IL 6/10/1937 Education: Knox College (B.A. 1959), Rutgers (M.S. 1962; Ph.D. 1964) Dissertation title: Ecology of a shrub Synusia in an irradiated ecosystem Advisor: Murray F. Buell Comments: Undergraduate advisor was Paul Shepard, a student of Paul Sears. Other influences: George M. Woodwell (Ph.D. and later); Donald B Lawrence, Eville Gorham, Gene E. Likens (early career);…

Alison G. Power Born:  1/28/1953 Education:  Alaska (B.S. 1979); Washington (Ph.D. 1985) Dissertation title: Plant community diversity, insect movement, and the dynamics of an insect-transmitted plant disease (Ecology 68:1658-1669) Advisor: Peter M. Kareiva Teaching History: Cornell 1985—present ESA offices and honors: V. P. for Public Affairs 2005-08; President 2008-09; Fellow 2012