Background
Parrish, John Wesley was born on March 5, 1941 in Dennison, Ohio, United States. Son of John Wesley Parrish Senior and Dorothy Irene (Dickinson) Price.
Parrish, John Wesley was born on March 5, 1941 in Dennison, Ohio, United States. Son of John Wesley Parrish Senior and Dorothy Irene (Dickinson) Price.
Bachelor of Science, Denison U., 1963; Master of Arts, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1974.
Teacher science, Northwood Junior H.S., Norfolk, Virginia, spring 1967; visiting instructor department biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio., 1973-1974; postdoctoral fellow department zoology, University Texas, Austin, 1974-1976; assistant professor department biological science, Emporia (Kansas) State University, 1976-1982; associate professor, Emporia (Kansas) State University, 1982-1988; associate chairperson department biological science, Emporia (Kansas) State University, 1987-1988; professor, Georgia Southern U., Statesboro, since 1988; chairperson department biology, Georgia Southern U., Statesboro, 1988-1994. Visiting research associate professor department physiology Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, fall 1986.
Officer United States Naval Reserve, 1964-1967.
Married Paula Schmanke, July 9, 1966. Children: Corinne Danelle, Wesley Allen.