Richard Vernon Anderson

Background

Anderson, Richard Vernon was born on September 9, 1946 in Julesburg, Colorado, United States. Son of Vernon Franklin and Charolett Iona (Jeppesen) Anderson.

Education

Student, Chadron State College, 1964-1966; student, Western State College, 1970; Bachelor of Science, Northern Illinois U., 1974; Master of Science, Northern Illinois U., 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Colorado State University, 1978.

Career

Graduate teaching assistant, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1974-1975; graduate research assistant, Colorado State University, 1975-1978; postdoctoral fellow National Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, 1978-1979; assistant professor, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1979-1982; associate professor, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1982-1987; professor, director Kibbe Life Sciences Field Station, Western Illinois U., Macomb, since 1987. Visiting assistant professor institute for. environmental studies Water Resources Center, U.Ill., 1980. Member associate faculty Argonne National Laboratory, since 1985.

Associate supportive scientist Illinois Natural History Survey, since 1985. Proposal reviewer ecology, ecosystem studies, regulatory biology, division international programs National Science Foundation, since 1981, member proposal panel for equipment and facilities grants, 1987. Proposal reviewer United States/Israel Binational Science Foundation, 1981-1982, Natural Environmental Research Council, England, 1983-1984.

Environmental consultant aquatic section Environmental Cons. and Planners, DeKalb, 1974. Program Chairman.Internat. Conference on Ecological Integrity of Large Floodplain Rivers, 1994.

Achievements

• Richard Vernon Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy Ecology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Entomological Society American, North America Benthological Society (program committee 1982-1983, reviewer journal since 1990), Ecological Society, Society Nematologists (ecology committee 1981-1982, systematic resources committee 1981-1982), International Congress Ecologists, Illinois State Academy Science, Mississippi River Research Consortium (member Executive Board 1981-1982, vice president board directors 1991-1992, president of the board directors 1992-1993), International Conference on Integrity of Large Floodplain River (program chairman 1994), Xerces Society, Sigma Xi (Research of Year award 1984), Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Arline June Rosentreter, January 23, 1971. Children: Rustle R., Michael C., Theodore F.

Father:

Vernon Franklin Anderson

Mother:

Charolett Iona (Jeppesen) Anderson

Spouse:

Arline June Rosentreter

child:

Rustle R. Anderson

child:

Theodore F. Anderson

child:

Michael C. Anderson