Background
Beck, Melvin Loyd was born on March 22, 1945 in Mena, Arkansas, United States. Son of Raymond Walter and Annis Marie (McKee) Beck.
Beck, Melvin Loyd was born on March 22, 1945 in Mena, Arkansas, United States. Son of Raymond Walter and Annis Marie (McKee) Beck.
Bachelor of Science, Arkansas Polytechnic College, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arkansas, 1974.
Instructor department biology Memphis State University, 1974—1977, assistant professor, 1977—1981, associate professor, 1981—1985, professor, since 1985, coordinator graduate studies and research, since 1983. Captain United States Army, 1970-1973.
Member of American Society Ichthylogists and Herpetologists, American Genetic Association, Society Study Evolution, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Meriwether Colbert Reaves, May 14, 1977. 1 child Christopher Loyd.