Background
Kelso, Alec John was born on December 5, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alexander Joseph and Collette Mary (Scanlon) Kelso.
Kelso, Alec John was born on December 5, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alexander Joseph and Collette Mary (Scanlon) Kelso.
Bachelor of Science, Northern Illinois University, 1952. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1958.
Instructor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1957;
from instructor to associate professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1958-1968;
professor anthropology, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1968-1996;
professor emeritus, since 1996;
department chairman, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1963-1968, 71-74, 77-81;
director, Summer Institute Anthropology, 1961-1962, 64, 68-70;
academic director semester at sea, Summer Institute Anthropology, 1978-1979;
visiting lecturer semester at sea, Summer Institute Anthropology, 1983;
vice chancellor Colorado Springs campus, Summer Institute Anthropology, 1975-1977;
director residential academic program Farrand Hall, Summer Institute Anthropology, 1983-1988;
director honors program, Summer Institute Anthropology, 1988-1995;
acting chair Comm. Disorders & Speech Sciences, 1995-1996. Visiting professor department genetics U. Hawaii, 1965-1966.
Distinguished visiting professor Oregon State University, 1971, faculty ombudsman, since 1997. Keynote speaker International Association Pediatrics, Tokyo, 1981. Faculty associate Faculty Teaching Excellence Program, since 1990.
Member American Anthropological Association (executive board 1974-1977), American Association Physical Anthropoligists (executive committee 1961-1964, vice president 1972-1974), International Association Human Biologists.
Married Mary Gemeny, December 29, 1951. Children: Colette, William.