Background
Nyquist, Maurice Otto was born on May 30, 1944 in Fairmont, Minnesota, United States. Son of Carl Arther and Wilda Yvette (Freitag) Nyquist.
Government agency administrator and scientist
Nyquist, Maurice Otto was born on May 30, 1944 in Fairmont, Minnesota, United States. Son of Carl Arther and Wilda Yvette (Freitag) Nyquist.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1966. Master of Arts in Biology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, Washington State University, Pullman, 1973.
Assistant professor zoology Washington State University, Pullman, 1973-1974. Scientist National Park Service, Lakewood, Colorado, 1974-1976, manager, 1979-1993. Manager, scientist National Biological Service, Denver, 1993-1996, United States Geological Survey, Denver, 1996—2004.
Coordinator Aurora Partnership, 1999—2003. Formerly affiliate faculty School Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Member peer review committees for academia, government and private industry.
Agency representative Federal Geographic Data Committee, chair biological data working group, member standards working group and coordination group, vegetation subcommittee.
Board of directors National Park Service Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, Denver, 1981, chairman, 1982. Fellow American Society Potogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Executive Committee, board directors 1988-1990, vice president 1992, president-elect 1993, president 1994, assistant director remote sensing applications division 1985-1987). Member American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (joint satellite mapping and remote sensing committee), The Wildlife Society, GRASS Users Group (steering committee since 1986, treasurer since 1987), ELAS Users Group (co-chairman 1985-1986, chairman 1986-1987), Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Maud Magee, August 8, 1977. Children: Gretchen, Beth.