Gail Ann Corbett

Background

Corbett, Gail Ann was born on May 23, 1936 in Rapid River, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Charlotte Marie (Ames) Rushford.

Education

Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1958; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1967.

Career

Research assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1958-1959; teaching fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1959-1961; instructor, West Virginia U., Morgantown, 1963; research associate, West Virginia U., Morgantown, 1968-1969; lecturer, U. Akron, Ohio., 1977; instructor, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio., 1987-1988; instructor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1990; Adjunct Professor, Illinois State University, Normal, since 1990; lecturer, Illinois State University, Normal, since 1994. Consultant Odot Research Geology Department, University Akron, 1975, Frank Thomas & Associations, Canton, Ohio, 1980, Seagull Development Corporation, Canal Fulton, Ohio, 1983-1984. Volunteer Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Peninsula, Ohio, 1984-1989.

Achievements

• Gail Ann Corbett has been listed as a noteworthy Plant ecologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Svc. League, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1967-1969. Volunteer Parklands Foundation, Bloomington, Illinois, since 1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Forestry Association, American Society Plant Taxonomists, EcologicalSoc.

American, Southern Appalachian Botanical Club, Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.

Connections

Married Robert Guy Corbett, August 31, 1959. Children: Erica Ann, Jonathan Matthew.

Father:

Joseph Rushford

Mother:

Charlotte Marie (Ames) Rushford

Spouse:

Robert Guy Corbett

child:

Jonathan Matthew Corbett

child:

Erica Ann Corbett