Michael Francis Gibbons

Background

Gibbons, Michael Francis was born on March 20, 1941 in Laconia, New Jersey, United States. Son of Michael Francis and Mary Jo (Leso) Gibbons.

Education

Bachelor, Yale University, l963; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, l970; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, l974.

Career

Instructor anatomy, U. Massachusetts, Boston, l972-74; assistant professor, U. Massachusetts, Boston, l974-79; associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Boston, l979-86, 87-; Ford professor, U. Massachusetts, Boston, l986-87; chair department anthropology, U. Massachusetts, Boston, since 1995. Visiting professor U. Alaska, Juneau, 1977-1978. Secretary Conservation Agency, Jamestown, Rhode Island, 1982-1990, treasurer, 1988-1993.

Consultant on high altitude flight systems and science education. Board directors Massachusetts Audubon Society.

Achievements

• Michael Francis Gibbons has been listed as a noteworthy Anatomy educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Navy, l963-68. Fellow American Anthropological Association. Member Society Vertebrate Paleontology, American Association Anatomists, American Geological Institute, Systematics Association, Elizabethean Club ( Yale University).

Interests

• Avocations: whitewater canoeing, flying, caving.

Connections

Father:

Michael Francis Gibbons

Mother:

Mary Jo (Leso) Gibbons