Background
II, Arthur James West was born on December 14, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur James and Lillian (Laming) W.
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Arthur James West II
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Bachelor of Science, Suffolk U., 1951, Master of Arts in Education, 1956. Master of Science, U. New Hampshire, 1962, Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, 1964.
Career
May 1972); children: Arthur James, Gregory Thomas, Donald Robert. Married Linda Jean Cummings, July 21, 1985 (division September 1993). Children: Melissa Ida, Benjamin Cummings.
Faculty, Suffolk U., Boston, 1952-1968, associate professor biology, 1964-1965, professor, 1965-1968, co-chairman biology, 1964-1968. Dean, professor division natural science New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire, 1968-1970. Professor department chairman biology Suffolk U., 1970-1972, 78-88.
Associate program director Pre-college Education in Sciences, National Science Foundation, 1972-1973. Professor department biology SuffolkU., 1973-1989, professor emeritus, 1989. Academic vice president for curriculum devel.U. San Juan Capistrano, 1992-1993.
Owner, operator Subway of Farmington and Skowhegan, Maine, Chairman.adv. county 1993-1994, Art W. Enterprises Nevada Corporation, 1997. Treasurer Dahl Associations, Inc., Lamb Associations, Inc. Dir.R.S. Friedman Cobscook Bay Laboratory, 1975-1988.
Executive Committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Sea Grant Consortium Program, 1979-1985. Assistant professor, chairman biology Massachusetts College.Optometry, 1957-1960. Instructor, chairman science Emerson College, 1956-1959.
StaffNorwich U., 1960. Consultant Ginn & Company Science Publs., 1967-1970. Honorary consultant, parasitologist Akvapatologisk Laboratory, 1987.
Civil service examiner Massachusetts Department Natural Resources, 1965-1972. Founding president Keltown Civic Association,1954. Chairman Woburn United Fund, 1958.
Member Woburn School Committee, 1955-1960, chairman 1957. Chairman Woburn Young Men’s Christian Association, 1958, Woburn Republican City Committee, 1959, New Vineyard Town Committee, 1990. Vice chairman Franklin County Republican Committee.
Member of commission on ocean management Massachusetts.
Membership
Member Woburn School Committee, 1955-1960, chairman 1957. Member of commission on ocean management Massachusetts. Served with United States Navy, 1946-1947, with Reserve, 1947-1952.
National Science Foundation grantee, 1968-1971, 70-71, 75-82. Member Massachusetts Bay Marine Studies Consortium (president 1982-1985), Massachusetts Marine Educators, Inc. (committee 1978-1986), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Sciences, National Marine Education Association (director) 1976-1978, president 1985-1986), Eastern Star, Rotary.
Connections
Married Carolyn Barbara Ross, June 4, 1948 (divorced May 1972).; married Linda Jean Cummings, July 21, 1985 (divorced September 1993). Children: Arthur James, Gregory Thomas, Donald Robert.
