John Douglas Buffington

Background

Buffington, John Douglas was born on November 26, 1941 in Jersey City. Son of John Franklin and Rosemary Eileen (Snowdy) Buffington.

Education

Bachelor of Science cum laude, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1963; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1967.

Career

Assistant professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1969-1972; scientist, assistant division director, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1972-1977; senior staff scientist, President's Council Environmental Quality, Washington, 1977-1980; chief office biological services, United States Fish & Wildlife Svc., Washington, 1980-1983; deputy regional director, United States Fish & Wildlife Svc., Washington, 1983-1989; regional director, United States Fish & Wildlife Svc., Washington, 1989-1993; acting regional director, National Biological Survey, Washington, 1993-1995; director, Alaska Science Center, 1995-1997; regional chief biologist, United States Geological Survey, Seattle, since 1997. Member United States negotiating delegation Convention Biological Diversity, 1990-1993.

Achievements

• John Douglas Buffington has been listed as a noteworthy Ecologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1967-1969. Member Ecological Society American (applied section chairman 1981, Washington chapter Chairman.1981).

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Coughlin, January 23, 1965. Children: Jill Anne Bryson, John Matthew.

Father:

John Franklin Buffington

Mother:

Rosemary Eileen (Snowdy) Buffington

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Coughlin

child:

Jill Anne Bryson Buffington

child:

John Matthew Buffington