Background
MacMillen, Richard Edward was born on April 19, 1932 in Upland, California, United States. Son of Hesper Nichols and Ruth Henrietta (Golder) MacMacMillen.
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Richard Edward MacMillen
Edit Profileresearcher biological sciences educator
Education
Bachelor, Pomona College, 1954; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961.
Career
From instructor to associate professor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1960-1968;
Wig Distinguished professor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1965;
associate professor, then professor, University of California, Irvine, since 1968;
chair department population and environmental biology, University of California, Irvine, 1972-1974;
chair department ecology and evolutionary biology, University of California, Irvine, 1984-1990;
professor emeritus, since 1993. Adjunct Professor biology Southern Oregon U., Ashland, since 1996. Member award panel National Science Foundation, Washington, 1976-1980.
Coordinator University of California Multi-Campus Supercourse in Environmental Biology, White Mountain Research Station, spring 1996, 97, teaching participant, 1998, 99.
Achievements
Membership
Chair science advisory board Endangered Habitats League, 1991-1993. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Mammalogists (life), Ecological Society American (cert.sr. ecologist), American Ornithologists Union, Cooper Ornithological Society (life, board directors 1982-1984).
Interests
Connections
Married Ann Gray, June 12, 1953 (divorced 1975). Children: Jennifer Kathleen, Douglas Michael;m. Barbara Jean Morgan, October 23, 1980.
1 child, Ian Richard.
