Background
Cagle, Fred Ray was born on October 9, 1915 in Marion, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred and Agnes (Guiney) Cagle.
Cagle, Fred Ray was born on October 9, 1915 in Marion, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred and Agnes (Guiney) Cagle.
Bachelor of Engineering, Southern Illinois Normal University, 1937. Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1938, Doctor of Philosophy (university fellow, 1941-1942, Rackham fellow, 1942-1943), 1943.
Instructor zoology, critic teacher, University High School, Southern Illinois Normal University, Carbondale, 1938-1939, director museum, assistant professor zoology, 1939-1946, instructor general biology course for teachers, 1939-1940. Visiting lecturer zoology, Tulane University, 1946, associate professor zoology, 1946-1949, professor zoology, department chairman, 1955-1959, research coordinator, 1959-1963, vice president planning, 1963-1965, vice president institutional development, 1965-1968. Director Audubon Conservation Camp, summers 1948, 49.
Member of the United States Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Member science and technical committee Library of Congress, 1962-1968. Board of directors Gulf U. Research Corporation, National Academy Science-National Research Council Council Biological Information.
Served as aviation physiologist, captain, United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945.
Fellow Herpetologists League, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member South.W. Association Naturalists, Am Society Naturalists, National Council U. Research Adminstrs., American Association Icthyologists and Herpetologists (vice president 1953-1955), American Society Mammalogists, Wildlife Society, Society Study Evolution, Society Systematic Zoology, Ecological Society American, Netherlande Association Herpetologists, British Herpetology Society, American Institute Biological Sciences (Board of Governors 1957-1962, Executive Committee information 1960-1963, chairman international committee 1961-1968, Chairman of Commission translation 1959-1961), Conference Biological.
Club: Cosmos.
Married Josephine Alexander, June 18, 1938. Children: Fred Ray, Mary Jo.