Background
III, Lewis Ross Shelton, was born on May 1, 1942 in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lewis Ross and Thelma Louise Shelton.
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Lewis Ross Shelton, III
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Bachelor of Science in Business, Mississippi State University, 1964. Master of Business Administration, Mississippi State University, 1966. Master of Science in Wildlife Biology, Mississippi State University, 1969.
Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 1978.
Career
Graduate research assistant department fishery and wildlife biology Colorado State University, 1969—1971. Extension wildlife specialist Mississippi State University, State College, 1971—1983. Associate professor wildlife biology and director W.E. Walker Wildlife Conservation Foundation.
President Wildlife Management and Sporting Properties, Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of America Foresters, Outdoor Writers Association America, Wildlife Society (section president 1982-1983), Mississippi Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Refuge Association, Mississippi Forestry Association (president 1986-1987), Delta Wildlife Council, OKTOC Community Club (Starkville, Mississippi), Sigma Xi, Epsilon Sigma Phi.
Connections
Married Gwendolyn Barr Cooper, July 27, 1962. 1 child Mark Newman.
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Religion
Baptist -
Political Party
Republican