{"id":851,"date":"2014-01-20T02:07:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T02:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history2\/?p=851"},"modified":"2014-01-20T02:07:07","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T02:07:07","slug":"billings-w-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/2014\/01\/billings-w-d\/","title":{"rendered":"W. Dwight Billings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"billings\"><\/a><strong>W. Dwight Billings<\/strong><br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Born:<\/span> Washington, D.C. 12\/29\/1910; died 1\/4\/1997.<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Education<\/span>: Butler Univ. (A.B. 1933); Duke (A.M. 1935, Ph.D. 1936)<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Dissertation title<\/span>: <em>The structure and development of old-field shortleaf pine stands and certain associated physical properties of the soil<\/em>. (Ecol. Mon. 8:437-499)<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Adviser<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/oosting-h-j\/\">Henry J. Oosting<\/a> (C)<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Comments<\/span>: Influenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/cain-s-a\">Stanley A. Cain<\/a> and Ray C. Friesner as an undergraduate.<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Teaching history<\/span>: Tennessee 1936-37; Nevada 1938-52; Duke 1952-?<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Ph. D. Students: <\/span> <a title=\"Lawrence C. Bliss\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/bliss-l-c\">Lawrence C. Bliss<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/mooney-h-a\">Harold A. Mooney<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Others influenced:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/cantlon-j-e\">John E. Cantlon<\/a> (undergraduate), <a title=\"Richard T. T. Forman\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/forman-r-t\/\">Richard T.\u00a0 T. Forman<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">ESA offices and honors<\/span>: Mercer Award 1962; Vice President 1960; Business Manager 1968-69; President 1978-79; Distinguished Service Citation 1981; Eminent Ecologist 1991.<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">ESA links:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/Awards\/bulletin\/mercer1962.pdf\">Mercer Award<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/biogr\/Billings_WDpb.pdf\">Presidential bio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/Awards\/bulletin\/service1981.pdf\">Distinguished Service Citation<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/Awards\/bulletin\/eminent1991b.pdf\">Eminent Ecologist<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/obits\/Billings_WD.pdf\">Resolution of Respect<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">Archived Papers<\/span>: Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libs.uga.edu\/hargrett\/archives\/learned.html\">UGA\/ESA Archives<\/a> for ESA finding aid and Billings Papers<br>\n<span style=\"color: #990000\">External links<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Dwight_Billings\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/people.wku.edu\/charles.smith\/chronob\/BILL1910.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith bios<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca\/arctic\/Arctic50-3-275.pdf\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Arctic<\/em> obituary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W. Dwight Billings Born: Washington, D.C. 12\/29\/1910; died 1\/4\/1997. Education: Butler Univ. (A.B. 1933); Duke (A.M. 1935, Ph.D. 1936) Dissertation title: The structure and development of old-field shortleaf pine stands and certain associated physical properties of the soil. (Ecol. Mon. 8:437-499) Adviser: Henry J. Oosting (C) Comments: Influenced by Stanley A. Cain and Ray C. Friesner as an undergraduate. 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