Background
Schmelz, Gary William was born on July 24, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of Henry and Katherine (Tibatts) Schmelz.
Schmelz, Gary William was born on July 24, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of Henry and Katherine (Tibatts) Schmelz.
Bachelor of Science, Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1961; Master of Science, U. Delaware, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Delaware, 1970.
Director, Big Cypress Nature Center, Naples, Florida, 1970-1976; education director, The Conservancy Inc., Naples, Florida, 1976-1988; consultant in marine biology, Naples, since 1988.
Board of directors Izaak Walton League, Naples, 1980-1991. Committee member Gannett Foundation, Fort Myer, Florida, 1978. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Naples Shell Club (president since 1989), Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa. M C.
Married Bernice Adele Davies, November 4,1965.