Background
Crawford, Richard Bradway was born on February 16, 1933 in Kalamazoo. Son of Kenneth and Alma (Smith) Crawford.
Crawford, Richard Bradway was born on February 16, 1933 in Kalamazoo. Son of Kenneth and Alma (Smith) Crawford.
Bachelor of Arts, Kalamazoo College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, U. Rochester, 1959.
Postdoctoral fellow University Rochester, New York, 1959. Instructor to associate professor University Pennsylvania, 1959-1967. Associate professor to professor biology Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1967-1998, professor emeritus, since 1998, chairman department, 1978-1987, resuming chairman, 1996-1997.
Assistant director, trustee Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salsbury Cove, Maine, 1966-1982. Visiting scientist Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1988. Visiting professor biology University Warwick, England, 1988.
Visiting professor marine biology University California San Diego, 1974. Visiting professor University Edinburgh, 1996. Member faculty and curriculum committee Acadia Senior College, since 2000, vice president board directors.
Member Inlands, Wetlands and Water Courses Commission, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1976-1981, Wethersfield Conservation Commission, 1995-1998. Board directors Mount Desert Island History Society, secretary, since 2001. Vice president board directors Acadia Senior College, 2003-2008.
Member Beatrix Farrand Society (board directors since 2006, Vice president since 2007), Rotary Club Hartford (president 1994-1995), Mount Desert Island Rotary.
Married Betty J. Jacobs, January 30, 1954. Children: Kathleen, Christine, Kevin, Nancy.