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Samuel J. McNaughton Born: Takoma Park, MD 8/10/1939; died 1/18/2024 Education: Northwest Mo. State (B.S. 1961); Texas (Ph.D. 1964) Dissertation title Ecotypic patterns in Typha and their significance in ecosystem integration. (Ecol. Monogr. 36: 297-325) Adviser: Calvin McMillan Comments: Also influenced by Irene Mueller, a Ph.D. student of John E. Weaver Teaching History: Portland State 1964-65; Syracuse 1966-2004 (emeritus) Ph….
Calvin McMillan Born: Murray, UT 2/20/22; died 8/27/1997 Education: Utah (B.S. 1947, M.S. 1948); California (Berkeley) (Ph.D. 1952) Dissertation title: An experimental inquiry into the edaphic restriction of certain members of the California flora (Ecol. Mon. 26:177-212) Adviser: Herbert L. Mason (C) Comments: Walter P. Cottam was adviser for M.S. Teaching history: Nebraska 1952-58; Texas 1958-? Ph.D. students: Samuel J. McNaughton…
Robert P. McIntosh Born: Milwaukee, WI 9/24/20 Education: Lawrence Coll. (B.S. 1942); Wisconsin (M.S. 1948; Ph.D. 1950) Dissertation title: The phytosociology of the upland hardwood forest of southern Wisconsin (Ecology 32:476-496 and Ecology 38:29-37; additional data in Ecology 43:25-33). Adviser: John T. Curtis (C) Teaching history: Middlebury Coll. 1950-53; Vassar 1953-58; Notre Dame 1958-?. Others influenced: James A. MacMahon ESA…
Walter B. McDougall Born: Ypsilanti, MI 12/10/1883; Died 12/25/80 Education: Michigan (A.B. 1911; Ph.D. 1913) Dissertation title: On the mycorhizas of forest trees (Amer. J. Bot. 1:51-74) Adviser: Frederick C. Newcombe (C) Comments: Took one course in plant ecology from Henry A. Gleason while at Michigan, but other than that “I dug it out by myself”. Teaching history: Illinois 1913-29;…
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…
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