Ellen Ordway

Background

Ordway, Ellen was born on November 8, 1927 in New York City. Daughter of Samuel Hanson and Anna (Wheatland) O. Bachelor of Arts, Wheaton College, Massachusetts, 1950.

Education

Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1965. Field assistant New York Zoological Society, New York City, 1950-1952.

Research assistant American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1955-1957.

Teaching assistant U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1957-1961, research assistant, 1959-1965. Assistant professor of University Minnesota, Morris, 1965-1970, associate professor biology, 1970-1985, professor, 1986-1997, professor emeritus, 1997.

Cooperator andcons. United States Department of Agriculture Bee Research Laboratory, Tucson, Arizona, 1971, 1983.

Career

Field assistant New York Zoological Society, New York City, 1950-1952. Research assistant American Museum Natural History, 1955-1957. Teaching assistant University Kansas, Lawrence, 1957-1961, research assistant, 1959-1965.

Assistant professor University Minnesota, Morris, 1965-1970, associate professor biology, 1970-1985, professor, 1986-1997, professor emeritus, 1997—2005, academy advisor, 1997—2007. Cooperator, consultant United States Department of Agriculture Bee Research Laboratory, Tucson, 1971, Tucson, since 1983.

Achievements

• Ellen Ordway has been listed as a noteworthy biology educator, entomology researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lecturer Morris area service clubs, 1972—2004. Manager preserves Nature Conservancy, Minneapolis, 1975—2007. Board directors county chapter American Red Cross, 1998—2003.

Volunteer Stevens County History Museum, 2005—2008. Board directors University Minnesota Morris Retirees Association, 1997—2003, secretary, treasurer, 1998—2003. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ecological Society of America, International Bee Research Association, Kansas Entomological Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Travel, photography, exploring natural environments, wilderness, areas, et cetera

Connections

Father:

Samuel Hanson Bachelor of Arts

Mother:

Anna (Wheatland) O. Bachelor of Arts