Elsie Cole Collias

Background

Collias, Elsie Cole was born on March 24, 1920 in Tiffin, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Heath Kirk and Dora Della (Dunn) Cole.

Education

Bachelor, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, 1942; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1948.

Career

Teaching assistant, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, 1941-1942; teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1942-1946; entomologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Savannah, Georgia, 1946-1947; research assistant, University of Wisconsin Department entomology, 1947-1948; assistant professor, Heidelberg College, 1948-1949; instructor zoology, University of Wisconsin, 1950; associate professor biology, Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1953-1957; research associate, Los Angeles County Museum Natural History, since 1963; research associate, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1960.

Achievements

• Elsie Cole Collias has been listed as a noteworthy Zoologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Evolution of Nest-Building in the Weaverbirds (Ploceidae), 1964, University of California Publications in Zoology, Number 73 : 162 pages with 38 plates.
  • Evolution of nest-building in the weaverbirds (Ploceidae) (University of California publications in zoology)

Membership

Fellow American Ornithologists Union (Elliott Coues award 1980), Animal Behavior Society (founder, Jack Ward Film prize 1989), Cooper Ornithological Society (honorary member), Wilson Ornithological Society (Margaret Morse Nice award 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: bird watching, traveling.

Connections

Married Nicholas Elias Collias, December 21, 1948. 1 child, Karen Joyce.

Father:

Heath Kirk Cole

Mother:

Dora Della (Dunn) Cole

Spouse:

Nicholas Elias Collias

child:

Karen Joyce Collias