Background
Bennington, Neville Lynne was born on August 8, 1906 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of James William and Leora Bell (Slates) Bennington.
Bennington, Neville Lynne was born on August 8, 1906 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of James William and Leora Bell (Slates) Bennington.
Bachelor of Arts, College of Wooster, 1928; postgraduate, Franz Theodore Stone Institute Hydrobiology, summers 1928, 29; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1930; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1934.
Instructor zoology, Northwestern, part-time 1934-1935;
member of staff summer session, Northwestern, 1948;
instructor biology, College of Wooster (Ohio), 1936;
assistant professor botany and zoology, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1937-1938;
associate professor, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1939-1940;
professor, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1941-1942;
professor biology, Cornelia Bailey Williams Foundation, 1943-1992;
researcher, Oceanographic laboratories Friday Harbor, Washington University, summer 1934;
member stream survey, Ohio Division Conservation, 1936;
biologist in charge lake survey Southern area Wisconsin, Wisconsin Conservation Department, summer 1946;
research consultant, Parker Pen Company, 1955-1992;
head institutions section, National Science Foundation, 1959-1960;
consultant, National Science Foundation, 1960-1992;
assistant commissioner for professional education state education department, State University of New York, 1962-1966;
division director pre-college education in science, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1966-1968;
director grants administration, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1968-1973;
protocol reviewer, Health Sciences Cons. Corporation, 1980-1992. Consultant Health Sciences Cons.
Corporation, 1980-1992.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Society Zoologists, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Pi.
Married Virginia Rebecca Tudor, April 19, 1930. Children: James Lynne, Ann Tudor.