Background
Santos, Perseu F. was born on October 24, 1946 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Son of Fernando Antonio and Francisca (Vieira) Santos.
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Perseu F. Santos
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Perseu F. Santos, Brazilian Academic program director, environmental scientist. Fellow United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1985, World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), 1987; grantee Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria/Organization of American States, 1984; assistantship National Science Foundation, 1976-1978. Member Ecological Society American, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, New Mexico State University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology, New Mexico State University, 1980.
Career
Associate professor, Sao Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil, 1980-1983;
professor department ecology, U. Sao Paulo, 1983-1986;
general director, CNPDA/EMBRAPA, Sao Paulo, 1986-1988;
program director, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, since 1988. Environmental consultant Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria/Organization of American States, Brazil, 1984-1986. Senior advisor Debt for Devel.Found., Washington, since 1990.
Chairman of the Board Crestline International Academy, El Paso, Texas, since 1991.
Politics
People sometimes argue that involvement in political life involves getting our hands dirty, so is something Christians should avoid. But God is present in everything, including political institutions.
Views
God should be loved with hearts as well as with minds. To the best of their ability everyone needs to think things through in the light of reason. This means becoming aware of different points of view, and using his or her critical thinking to make sense of God's world.
Membership
Member Ecological Society American, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Cynthia Ann Bell, July 6, 1973. 1 child, Anne Francis.
Awards
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Fellow United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1985, World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), 1987. Grantee Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria/Organization of American States, 1984. Assistantship National Science Foundation, 1976-1978.Fellow United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1985, World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), 1987. Grantee Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria/Organization of American States, 1984. Assistantship National Science Foundation, 1976-1978.