Background
Horner, B. Elizabeth was born on April 29, 1916 in Merchantville, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Larson and Bessie Coles (Collins) Horner.
Horner, B. Elizabeth was born on April 29, 1916 in Merchantville, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Larson and Bessie Coles (Collins) Horner.
Bachelor of Science, Douglass College, 1938; Master of Arts, Smith College, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1948.
Instructor zoology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1940-1944, 46-48;
assistant professor zoology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1948-1957;
associate professor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1957-1963;
professor biological science, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1963-1986;
professor emeritus, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1986. Member of advisory board Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Easthampton, Massachusetts, 1955-1962, Western Analytic Biogeographers, Inc., Reno, 1977-1984. Member of advisory board conservation education Massachusetts Department Conservation, Amherst, 1962-1963.
Director Quincy Bog Natural Area, Rumney Ecological Sys., Rumney, N.H., 1977-1993.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Australian Mammal Society, American Society Mammalogists, Animal Behavior Society, Society for Study of Evolution, Sigma Xi (Smith College chapter president 1965-1966).