Background
Power, Dennis Michael was born on February 18, 1941 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of John Dennis and Ruth Augusta (Mott) Power.
Power, Dennis Michael was born on February 18, 1941 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of John Dennis and Ruth Augusta (Mott) Power.
Bachelor, Occidental College, 1962. Master of Arts, Occidental College, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1967.
Assistant curator ornithology Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, associate curator Canada, 1971-1972. Assistant professor zoology University Toronto, 1967-1972. Executive director Santa Barbara (California) Museum Natural History, 1972-1994, Oakland Museum of California, 1994—2005.
Director cultural arts City of Oakland, California, 2003—2005. President Laguna College Art & Design, Laguna Beach, since 2005. Biological researcher.
Consultant ecology.
(Book by Dennis Power)
Board of directors University Club Santa Barbara, 1989-1992, vice president, 1991-1992. Board dirs.Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, 1990-1994, vice president, 1991-1994. Member of advisory coun.Santa Cruz Island Foundation, since 1989.
Member discipline advising committee for museology Council for International Exch. of Scholars, 1991-1995. Fellow American Ornithologists Union (life, secretary 1981-1983, vice president 1988-1989), American Association Museum (member county 1980-1983), California Academy Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Cooper Ornithological Society (board directors 1976-1979, president 1978-1981, honorary member 1993), California Association Museum (board directors 1981-1992, chairman 1987-1989), Western Mus.Conf.
(board directors 1977-1983, president 1981-1983), American Society Naturalists, Association Science Museum Dirs., Ecological Society, American Society Study of Evolution, Society Systematic Zoology, Bohemian Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Kristine Moneva Fisher, February 14, 1965 (divorced August 1984). Children: Michael Lawrence, Matthew David. Married Leslie Gabrielle Baldwin, July 6, 1985.
1 stepchild, Katherine G. Petrosky.