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William A. Niering

William A. Niering
Born: Scotrun, PA 8/28/24; died 8/30/1999
Education: Penn State (B,S. 1948; M.S. 1950); Rutgers (Ph.D. 1952)
Dissertation title: The past and present vegetation of High Point State Park, N.J. (Ecol. Mon. 23:127-148)
Adviser: Murray F. Buell (C)
Other influences: Alvin Grove (undergraduate)
Teaching history: Connecticut Coll., 1952-1999.
ESA offices and honors: Mercer Award 1967; Secretary 1970
ESA links: Mercer Award | Resolution of Respect
External links: NYT obituary