Background
Dilcher, David Leonard was born on July 10, 1936 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States.
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David Leonard Dilcher
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Natural History, University of Minnesota, 1958; Master of Science in Botany, Geology and Zoology, University of Minnesota, 1960; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1960-1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Geology, Yale University, 1964; participant OTS course field dendrology, Costa Rica, 1968.
Career
Teaching assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1958-1960;
teaching assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1962;
teaching assistant, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1962-1963;
Cullman-University fellow, Yale University, 1963-1964;
instructor biology, Yale University, 1965-1966;
National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, 1964-1965;
assistant professor botany, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1966-1970;
associate professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1970-1976;
Guggenheim fellow, Imperial College, University London, 1972-1973;
associate professor geology, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1975-1977;
professor paleobotany, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1977-1990;
Adjunct Professor biology, Adjunct Professor geology, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1990;
graduate research professor, Florida Museum Natural History, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1990. Panel member for systematic biology program, National Science Foundation, 1977, 78, 79, panel member for selecting North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellow, 1982. Visiting lecturer to People's Republic of China National Academy Science commission on scholarly communications with China, 1986.
Corresponding member Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member utilities board City of Bloomington, 1974-1976. Ruling elder First Presbyterian Church Bloomington, 1975-1977. Board directors United Campus Ministries,1971-1972.
Member county Monroe County United Ministries, 1975-1977. Fellow Indiana Academy Science. Member NAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Botanical Society American (chairman paleobot. section 1974, secretary-treasurer 1975-1977, representative to journal editorial board 1978-1979, journal editorial board 1981-1982, conservation committee 1978-1981, chairman conservation committee 1981, 82, program director 1982-1984, Executive Board 1982-1991, secretary 1984-1988, president-elect 1988-1989, president 1989-1990), Paleontological Society, Paleontological Association, International Organisation Paleobotany (North America representative 1975-1981, vice president 1987-1993), Association Tropical Biology, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Association Stratigraphic Palynologists, International Association Angiosperm Paleobotany (president 1977-1980), Geological Society American (commission on collection and collecting 1978-1985), Ky.Acad.
Sciences, Senckenberg Natur Museum und Forschungsgeshellshaft Frankfurt am Main (corresponding member 1990), Sigma Xi (president-elect Indiana chapter 1985-1986, president 1986-1987).
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Connections
M. Katherine Swanson, 1961. Children: Peter, Ann.
