Background
Quinn, James Amos was born on August 12, 1939 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James Amos and Esther Ann (Roth) Quinn.
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James Amos Quinn, American Botany educator. Research grantee National Science Foundation, 1968-1970, travel grantee to International Grassland Congress, Rockefeller Foundation, 1970, American Forage and Grassland Council, 1985, 89, to International Botanical Congress, Botanical Society American, 1975, 87.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Crops and Soils, Panhandle State University, 1961; Master of Science in Range Science, Colorado State University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Botanical Science, Colorado State University, 1966.
Career
Soil conservationist, Soil Conservation Svc. (Mississippi), Hattiesburg, 1961;
research assistant college forestry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1961-1963;
National Science Foundation graduate fellow, Colorado State University, 1963-1966;
assistant professor botany, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1966-1971;
associate professor botany, Rutgers University, 1971-1977;
visiting scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division Plant Industry, Deniliquin, Canberra, Australia, 1972-1973;
professor botany, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, since 1977;
visiting scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division Land Resources Management, Deniliquin, 1980-1981. Research fellow U. New England, Armidale, Australia, 1981.
Instructor ecology New Jersey Conservation Commission, New Brunswick, 1975. Secretary Rutgers University College Biological Scientists, New Brunswick, 1969-1971, 73-75. Associate chair for personnel department biological science Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1981-1982, member executive county graduate school, 1983-1986, director graduate program in botany, 1983-1986.
Consultant, external reviewer Ontario Council on Graduate Studies, Toronto, Canada, 1982;program chair ecology section New Jersey Academy Science, 1974, 77, 80, 83-84, 87-91.
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Member mine reclamation roundtable S. Jersey Conservation and Development Council, 1982. Advising committee W.L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest, E. Millstone, New Jersey,1974-1978, Executive Committee, since 1987. State advisory county New Jersey Academy Science, 1978-1980.
Member American Forage and Grassland Council, American Institute Biological Sciences, Society for Range Management, Botanical Society American (ecological secretary, vice chairman 1977, chairman 1978), Ecological Society American (nominating committee 1979, senior ecologist Board Professional Cert.1990-), International Association for Ecology, International Organisation Plant Biosystematists, New Jersey Academy Science (county 1972-1976, treasurer 1976-1980), Torrey Botanical Club (county 1970-1981, president 1982-1983, associate editor bulletin 1983-1985), Nature Conservancy, Sigma Xi (vice president 1985-1986, president elect 1991-1992, president 1992-1993).
