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Orians, Gordon Howell was born on July 10, 1932 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Howard Lester and Marion Meta (Senty) Orians.
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Orians, Gordon Howell was born on July 10, 1932 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Howard Lester and Marion Meta (Senty) Orians.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1960.
Assistant professor zoology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1960-1964; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1964-1968; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968-1995; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1995. Active Washington State Ecological Commission, Olympia, 1970-1975, ecology advising committee Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1974-1979. Assembly life science NAS/National Research Council, Washington, 1977-1983, environmental studies and toxicology board, since 1991.
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1st lieutenant United States Army, 1955-1956. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences, American Institute Biological Sciences (Distinguished Service award 1994), American Ornithologists Union (Brewster award 1976), American Society Naturalists, Animal Behavior Society, Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Sciences, Organization for Tropical Studies (president 1988-1994), Ecological Society of America (vice president 1975-1976, president 1995-1996, Eminent Ecologist award 1998).
Married Elizabeth Ann Newton, June 25, 1955. Children: Carlyn Elizabeth, Kristin Jean, Colin Mark.