Background
Bennett, Miriam Frances was born on May 17, 1928 in Milwaukee. Daughter of Stanley Edward and Dorothy (Wheeler) Bennett.
Bennett, Miriam Frances was born on May 17, 1928 in Milwaukee. Daughter of Stanley Edward and Dorothy (Wheeler) Bennett.
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, 1950; A.M., Mount Holyoke College, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1954; A.M. (honorary), Colby College, 1973.
Member faculty, Sweet Briar College, 1954-1973; professor biology, Sweet Briar College, 1964-1973; professor, department chairman biology, Colby College, Waterville, Maine., 1973-1986; Dana professor biology, Colby College, Waterville, 1974-1980; William R. Kenan Junior professor biology, Colby College, Waterville, 1980-1993; William R. Kenan Junior professor emerita, Colby College, Waterville, since 1993. Member corporation Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Zoologists, New York Academy of Sciences, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Micros. Society, International Society Chronobiology, Marine Biological Laboratory, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Crustacean Society, Sigma Xi.