Background
Donnelly, Gerard Thomas was born on November 2, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Merlin Joseph and Ruth Helen (Scherrer) Donnelly.
Donnelly, Gerard Thomas was born on November 2, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Merlin Joseph and Ruth Helen (Scherrer) Donnelly.
Bachelor, Oakland University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1985.
Instructor Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1981-1984. Assistant professor Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1985-1986. Curator, assistant professor Beal Botanical Garden Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1986-1990.
Director The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, since 1990. Vice chairman Michigan Natural Areas Council, 1988-1989. Member woody plant crop advisory committee United States Department of Agriculture, 1989-1992.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (chairman plant collections committee 1989-1992, North America plant collections consortium since 1989, editorial advisory committee since 1989), Ecological Society of America, American Institute Biological Sciences, International Society Arboriculture, American Society for Horticultural Science.
Married Pamela Lewis, June 16, 1990. Children: Jason, Whitney, Parker.