Background
Willey, Robert Bruce was born on September 15, 1930 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Walter Howard and Helen Cecilia (Baerman) Willey.
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Robert Bruce Willey, American biology educator. Recipient President's Stewardship award The Nature Conservancy, 1988, Robert and Ruth Willey Laboratory dedication, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, 1988, grants National Science Foundation, 1965-1968, 71-74. Member American Society Naturalists, Animal Behavior Society, Society Conservation Biology, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Montclair State Teachers College, New Jersey, 1952; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1959.
Career
Teacher biology, West Orange (New Jersey) Senior H.S., 1952-1954; from assistant professor to associate professor biology, Ripon (Wisconsin) College, 1959-1965; associate professor biological science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1965-1995; emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1995. Trustee Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, Colorado, 1962-1987, vice president 1972-1975, president 1976-1984, science advisory board, since 1988.
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Membership
Member American Society Naturalists, Animal Behavior Society, Society Conservation Biology, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Ruth Hutchinson Lippitt, January 14, 1956.
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American
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1952
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1956
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1959
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Recipient President's Stewardship award The Nature Conservancy, 1988, Robert and Ruth Willey Laboratory dedication, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, 1988, grants National Science Foundation, 1965-1968, 71-74.Recipient President's Stewardship award The Nature Conservancy, 1988, Robert and Ruth Willey Laboratory dedication, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, 1988, grants National Science Foundation, 1965-1968, 71-74.