Career Summary

Degrees

• A.B. (Biology), Harvard, 1959 (advisor E. O. Wilson).

• Ph.D. (Zoology major, Psychology minor), Duke, 1964 (major professor Peter H. Klopfer).

Positions

• Postdoctoral Associate, Lehrstuhl fur Zoologie, Universitst Tubingen, Germany (1964).

• Postdoctoral Associate, Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers University (1964-66).

• Assistant Professor of Zoology, University of Maryland (1966-69), and

•  Honorary Research Associate, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution (1966-69).

• Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Wisconsin (1969-73).

• Professor of Zoology, University of Wisconsin (1973-1998),

•  Visiting Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii (1979),

•  Visiting Professor, Zoologisk Institutt, Universitetet i Trondheim, Norway (1987),

•  Visiting Researcher, Archbold Biological Station (1996-97), and

•  Research Affiliate, Archbold Biological Station (1997-98).

• Professor Emeritus of Zoology, University of Wisconsin (1998- ), and

•  Research Associate, Archbold Biological Station (1999- ).

Principal Honors

• Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union (elected 1974), American Association for the Advancement of Science (elected 1980), and Animal Behavior Society (elected 1984).

• Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab (elected 1990).

• Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award, Animal Behavior Society (1998).

Service Highlights

• Editorial.  Review Editor, Bird-Banding  (1969-72); Editorial Board, BioScience (1970-76 and 1980-82); Editor, Animal Behaviour (1972-78); Associate Editor, Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1980-2001); Editorial board, Psycoloquy (1988- ).

• Organizational.  International Ethological Committee (1972-79); committees, American Ornithologists' Union (1972- ); President, Animal Behavior Society (1981-2).

• Institutional. Faculty Senate (1972-6); Chair, Department of Zoology (1989-1991).

Trivial Miscellany

• Student days. Eagle scout (1953); president, high school graduating class (1954); dean's list, Harvard (1956-58); president, Harvard Ornithological Club (1956-57).

• Skills and certifications.  Touch typing; Computer programming (FORTRAN, ALGOL, WIPL, BASIC, HyperTalk);  American Red Cross Senior Life Saving certification (1955);  Professional Association of Diving Instructors SCUBA certification (1971); American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification (1979); American Safety & Health Institute Adult CPR certification (2001).

• Contest. First prize, State of Wisconsin Tourism Bureau essay context (1998).