Background
Holman, J. Alan was born on September 24, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Albert Joseph and Catherine Pennington Holman.
curator researcher science educator
Holman, J. Alan was born on September 24, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Albert Joseph and Catherine Pennington Holman.
Bachelor, Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana, 1953. Master of Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1961.
Assistant professor Howard College (now Samford University), Birmingham, Alabama, 1961—1962. Associate professor Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 1962—1967. Professor Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, 1967—1997, emeritus professor, from 1978.
Hn3 Naval Reserve, 1955-1957, Maryland, Tennessee.
Member of Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (honorary).
Married Betty Jean Brown (divorced December 25, 1972). Married Donna Rae Goldsworthy (deceased February 21, 1973). Married Margaret Anne Bishop, July 21, 1974.
Children: John Andrew, Robert, Joseph, Raymond August, Michael Dale.