Harold Darrow Howse

Background

Howse, Harold Darrow was born on November 8, 1928 in Poplarville, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Jefferson and Artie Mittie (Smith) Howse.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1959; Master of Science in Zoology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy, Tulane University, 1967.

Career

Teaching assistant, University of Southern Mississippi, 1958-1960; instructor biology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1960-1963; member graduate faculty, Doctor of Philosophy directives Department, University Southern Mississippi, 1970-1971; professor biology, University of Southern Mississippi, since 1973; instructor zoology, Mississippi College, 1960; teaching assistant, Tulane University, 1965-1967; head microscopy section, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1967-1979; assistant director, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1971; acting director, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1971-1972; professor microscopic anatomy, director, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1972-1989; director emeritus, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, since 1989. Member administrative county Mississippi Sea Grant Consortium, 1971-1989, chairman county, 1971-1972. Board directors Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 1971-1989, Chairman.adminstrv. county, 1975-1976, member Executive Committee, since 1981, secretary board directors, 1983-1984, vice Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1984-1985, Chairman of the Board, 1985-1986, secretary, 1988-1989.

Convener symposium on Oyster fisheries of Gulf States, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1972. Professor biology U. Mississippi, since 1972. Professor zoology Mississippi State University, since 1972.

Delegate Sea Grant Association, 1975-1979. Member of advisory search committee for director Marine Science Center, United States.M., 1985, member marine science steering committee, 1988. Member technical steering committee Gulf of Mexico program Environmental Protection Agency, since 1988.

Achievements

• Harold Darrow Howse has been listed as a noteworthy Biology educator, research director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mississippi Marine Resources Council, 1971-1979, member Executive Committee, 1973-1977;ex officio member Mississippi Marine Conservation Commission, 1974-1979. Appointed byGov. of Mississippi as chairman Coastal Energy Impact Program Allocation, Coastal Zone Management Advisory committees, 1981-1984. With United States Marine Corps, 1950-1954, Korea.

Member American Society Zoologists, Electron Microscopy Society American, Mississippi Academy Sciences (chairman zoology and entomology section 1971-1972, president-elect 1972-1973, president 1973-1974, ex-officio board directors since 1975, co-chairman symposium 40th annual meeting 1976), New York Academy Sciences, Southern Association Marine laboratories (president 1986, delegate 1986-1989), Sigma Xi, Beta Beta Beta.

Connections

Married Mittie Hazel Gibson, December 18, 1960. Children: Trijetta Lynn Cropp, Claude Demetris Gibson.

Father:

William Jefferson Howse

Mother:

Artie Mittie (Smith) Howse

Spouse:

Mittie Hazel Gibson

child:

Trijetta Lynn Cropp Howse

child:

Claude Demetris Gibson Howse