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John E. Cantlon

John E. Cantlon
Born: Sparks, NV 10/6/1921
Education: Nevada (B.S. 1947), Rutgers (Ph.D. 1950).
Dissertation title: Vegetation and microclimates on north and south slopes of Cushetunk Mt., New Jersey (Ecol. Mon. 23:241-270)
Adviser: Murray F. Buell (C)
Comments: Worked with W. Dwight Billings as undergraduate.
Teaching history: George Washington Univ. 1950-53; Michigan State 1954-90 (administration after 1969).
Ph. D. Students: Patricia A. Werner
Others influenced: Frank B. Golley
ESA offices and honors: Secretary 1958-61; Vice President 1965; President 1968-69, Fellow 2012.
ESA links: Presidential bio
Archived papers: Mentioned in Deevey Papers at UGA/ESA Archives