Background
Keller, Edward Clarence was born on October 8, 1932 in Freehold, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Clarence and Pauline (Van Sickle) Keller.
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Edward Clarence Keller
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1956; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1961; Doctor of Science, Salem College, 1978.
Career
Faculty, Pennsylvania State University, 1956-1961;
National Institutes of Health fellow, Pennsylvania State University, 1959-1960;
National Institutes of Health fellow, research associate, U. North Carolina medical School, 1961-1964;
associate professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1964-1967;
manager data systems and biostatistics biological systems division, NUS Grad. Medical School Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1967-1968;
professor biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1968-1974;
department chairman biology, West Virginia University, 1969-1974;
vice president, Ecometrics, Inc., Morgantown, 1973-1985. Visiting professor science education U. Maryland., 1980.
Consultant various industry groups, various governmental agys. Secretary Foundation for Science and Disability, 1977-1986, vice president, 1988-1990, president, 1990-1992. Science education advising committee National Science Foundation, 1985-1987, equal opportunity in science committee, 1988-1992, member National Science Foundation task force disabled personsin science and engineering, 1990-1991, expert on disabled persons in science and engineering, 1991-1992.
Director of many National Science Foundation programs for youth with disabilities. Chairman advisory board special education NSTA, 1989-1994, member of advisory board on special education, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Teachers Association, American Statistical Association, West Virginia Academy Science (president 1977-1978, editor procs. 1980-1994, National Foundation alumnus of year 1965), Foundation for Science and Disability (secretary 1975-1990, president 1991-1992, treasurer since 1993, editor newsletter), Science Association Disabled Persons (vice president 1995-1997), Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Epsilon Phi, Phi Sigma, Beta Beta Beta.
Connections
Children: Edward Clarence III, Kim Lorie.
