Background
Gillaspy, James Edward was born on October 15, 1917 in Bartlett, Texas, United States. Son of Arthur Porter and Mae Lou (Mitchusson) Gillaspy.
Gillaspy, James Edward was born on October 15, 1917 in Bartlett, Texas, United States. Son of Arthur Porter and Mae Lou (Mitchusson) Gillaspy.
Bachelor of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1954.
Entomologist United States War Department, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 1941-1942, Plant Quarantine, United States Department of Agriculture, Laredo, Texas, 1946-1948. Assistant professor Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, 1959-1960, Sul Ross State College, Alpine, 1960-1961. Research associate Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961-1963.
Assistant professor biology Mankato (Minnesota) State College, 1963-1966. Professor biology Texas Agricultural and Industrial University (now named Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University), Kingsville, 1966-1986.
1st lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (life), American Institute Biological Sciences (life), Entomological Society of America (emeritus).
Married Dorene Lannen, August 2, 1948. Children: Zena Jolaine Gibson, Kyna Dorene.