Background
Witmer, Gary William was born on September 28, 1951 in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States. Son of Ralph Robert and Caroline Rose (English) Witmer.
Witmer, Gary William was born on September 28, 1951 in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States. Son of Ralph Robert and Caroline Rose (English) Witmer.
Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1974; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, 1981.
Area biologist Washington Department Wildlife, Vancouver, 1979-1980. Research associate Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1980-1984. Wildlife ecologist Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1984-1988.
Assistant professor biology Pennsylvania State University, DuBois, 1988-1991. Research wildlife biologist United States Department of Agriculture Denver Wildlife Research Center, Pullman, Washington, since 1991. Member deer-orchard task force Washington Department Wildlife, Chelan, since 1992.
Member rodent-agriculture task force Agricultural Research Station, Reno, since 1992.
Vice chair Friends of Tryon Creek State Park, Portland, Oregon, 1987-1988. Advisor Pennsylvania Fish Commission Adopt-a-Stream, DuBois, 1990. Member The Wildlife Society (Pennsylvania president 1991), Northwest Science Society, Society for Northwest Vertebrate Biology, Sigma Xi.
Married Vicki Lynn Ellis, July 6, 1985. Children: Brian Timothy, Sarah Kathryn.