Background
Tomanek, Gerald Wayne was born on September 16, 1921 in Collyer, Kansas, United States. Son of John James and Hazel Marie (Orten) Tomanek.
Tomanek, Gerald Wayne was born on September 16, 1921 in Collyer, Kansas, United States. Son of John James and Hazel Marie (Orten) Tomanek.
Bachelor, Fort Hays State University, Kansas, 1942. Master of Science, Fort Hays State University, Kansas, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, 1951.
Member faculty Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 1947-1987, professor biology, chairman division natural science and mathematics, 1970-1972, vice president academy affairs, 1972-1975, acting president, 1975-1976, president, 1976-1987, retired, 1987.
Served to captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Society Range Management, Ecological Society of America, American Institute Biological Sciences, Southwestern Association Naturalists, Kansas Wildlife Association, Kansas Academy of Sciences, Nature Conservancy, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Ruth Ardis Morell, April 30, 1945. Children– Walta, Sheila, Lisa.