Background
Sexton, Owen James was born on July 11, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Gordon and Elizabeth May (Evans) Sexton.
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Owen James Sexton
Edit Profileconservationist Vertebrate ecology educator
Education
Student, Sampson College, 1947-1948; Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1951; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1956.
Career
Senior teaching fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, 1955-1956;
instructor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1956-1957;
assistant professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1957-1962;
associate professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1962-1968;
professor vertebrate ecology, Washington University, St. Louis, 1968-1997;
director Tyson Research Center, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1996;
professor emeritus, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1998. Visiting professor University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, 1975-1983. Consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1974-1975.
Adjunct curator St. Louis Science Center, 1986-1988.
Achievements
Membership
President, board directors Missouri Prairie Foundation, Columbia, since 1968. President Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, St. Louis, 1971-1973. Secretary Contemporary Art Society, 1972-1973.
Board directors Creve Coeur Figure Skating Club, 1982-1989;member membership committee United States Figure Skating Association, 1987-1990. Fellow Herpetologists League. Member American Society Icthyologists and Herpetologists, Ecological Society American, Society Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Orgn.Tropical Studies (board director 1976-1985).
Connections
Married Mildred Lewis Bloomsburg, April 5, 1952. Children: Kenneth, Jean, Ann, Carolyn.
