Background
Brookbank, John Warren was born on April 3, 1927 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Earl Bruce and Louise Sophia (Stoecker) Brookbank.
Brookbank, John Warren was born on April 3, 1927 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Earl Bruce and Louise Sophia (Stoecker) Brookbank.
Bachelor, University Washington, 1950. Master of Science, University Washington, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1955.
Assistant professor biology, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1955-1958; associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1958-1968; professor microbiology and cell science, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1968-1985; professor emeritus, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1985. Visiting associate professor of University Florida College Medicine, Gainesville, 1961-1963, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965. Consultant in field, Friday Harbor, Washington since 1986.
President Griffin Bay Preservation Committee, Friday Harbor, 1985-1999, past president, 2000. President Bridge Council on Narcotics Addiction, Gainesville, 1974, Marine Environmental Consortium, 1986-1989, San Juan Nature Institute, 1997-1998. Founding president Gainesville Regional Council on Alcoholism, 1976.
Development advisory board University Washington Friday Harbor Laboratory, 1995-1998. Member Seattle Tennis Club.
Married Marcia Ireland, September 16, 1950 (divorced 1978). Children: Ursula Ireland, John W. Junior, Phoebe Bruce. Married Sally Satterberg Cahill, August 6, 1983.