Frank Joseph Sonleitner

Background

Sonleitner, Frank Joseph was born on January 23, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Joseph Senior and Lucille (Hamilton) Sonleitner.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Chicago, 1951. Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1959.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow National Science Foundation, Sydney, Australia, 1959-1961. Lecturer in zoology University California, Berkeley, 1961-1962. Assistant professor entomology University Kansas, Lawrence, 1962-1965.

Assistant professor zoology University Oklahoma, Norman, 1965-1969, associate professor zoology, 1969—2002. Professor.zoology emeritus, 2002. Board directors National Center for Science Education.

Achievements

• Frank Joseph Sonleitner has been listed as a noteworthy zoology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1954-1955. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Sciences, Ecological Society of America, Entomological Society of America, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, National Center for Science Education, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Nancy Kate Pierce, September 13, 1974 (divorced February 1987). Children: Bonnie, Catherine, Carol.

Father:

Frank Joseph Senior Sonleitner

Mother:

Lucille (Hamilton) Sonleitner

Spouse:

Nancy Kate Pierce

child:

Bonnie Sonleitner

child:

Carol Sonleitner

child:

Catherine Sonleitner