Ray Thurmond Oglesby

Background

Oglesby, Ray Thurmond was born on April 16, 1932 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of William Sterrett and Sadie (Thurmond) Oglesby.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Richmond, 1953; Master of Arts, College William and Mary, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1962.

Career

Fishery scientist, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1957-1958; assistant professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1962-1968; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968; associate professor aquatic science, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1968-1977; professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1977; board directors Center Environmental Research, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1981-1984; chairman natural resources, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1982-1987; acting director laboratory environmental applications remote sensing, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1990-1991; acting director global environment program, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1991-1992; director Biological Field Station, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1991-1994. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) (United Nations), Rome, since 1980. Member Cornell University Assembly, since 1992, chairman, since 1994.

Member Cornell University Health Board, 1992-1994.

Achievements

• Ray Thurmond Oglesby has been listed as a noteworthy Aquatic science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • River Ecology and Man, 1972, Environmental Sciences, 465 pages.

Membership

President Wedgewood Comty. Association, Seattle, 1966-1967. Advisor Ithaca Wastewater Treatment Commission, 1983.

Basic EMT Varna Volunteer Fire Department, 1990-1994. With United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1957.

Connections

Married Graciela Oglesby Rocha, July 4, 1955. Children: Lisa, Scott, Karen. Married Janice Marie Ricardo, August 20, 1982.

Stepchildren: William, Tamara, Christopher.

Father:

William Sterrett Oglesby

Mother:

Sadie (Thurmond) Oglesby

Spouse:

Graciela Oglesby Rocha

Spouse:

Janice Marie Ricardo

child:

Scott Oglesby

child:

William Oglesby

child:

Christopher Oglesby

child:

Tamara Oglesby

child:

Lisa Oglesby

child:

Karen Oglesby