Background
Tippo, Oswald was born on November 27, 1911 in Milo, Maine, United States. Son of John and Anna (Kimen) Tippo.
Botanist educator university administrator
Tippo, Oswald was born on November 27, 1911 in Milo, Maine, United States. Son of John and Anna (Kimen) Tippo.
Bachelor of Science, University Massachusetts, 1932. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1954. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1933.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1937. Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1955.
Austin teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1932-1935; teaching assistant, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, 1935-1937; Harvard fellow Atkins Institution, Arnold Arboretum, Cuba, 1937; instructor botany, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1937-1939; associate in botany, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1939-1941; assistant professor botany, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1941-1947; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1947-1949; professor botany, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1949-1955; acting head Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1947-1948; department chairman, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1948-1955; chairman division biological science, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1949-1951; dean grad college, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1953-1955; Eaton professor botany, department chairman, Yale University, New Haven, 1955-1960; director Marsh Botanical Garden, Yale University, New Haven, 1955-1960; provost, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1960-1963; executive dean arts and science, New York University, 1963-1964; provost, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1964-1970; chancellor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1970-1971; Commonwealth professor botany and higher education, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1971-1982; professor emeritus, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1982.
(Humanistic Botany. Oswwald Tippo and William Louis Stern....)
Member Harvard University board overseers commission to visit Arnold Arboretum, 1957-1962. Member Massachusetts board Foundation for Science and Technology, 1970-1971. Trustee Hampshire College, 1970-1971.
Member Commision on Institutions of Higher Education, New England Association Schools and College, 1977-1981. Biologist wood section, test laboratory United States Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1943-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president, chairman of the section G 1958), American Academy Arts and Sciences (county 1967-1971, membership committee 1974-1976).
Member American Association of University Professors (University of Illinois chapter president 1952-1953), American Institute Biological Sciences (chairman educational commission 1956-1960, chairman steering commission on secondary school biology film series 1958-1960), Botanical Society.Am. (president 1955, Merit award 1980), Society for Economics Botany (Distinguished Economics Botanist award 1988), Connecticut Botanical Society (director 1955-1960), New England Botanical Club, International Association Wood Anatomists, Sigma Xi (president University of Illinois chapter 1951-1952, Yale University chapter 1958), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Emmie Fernas, September 21, 1934. Children: Ray Ethan, Denis Robert.