Background
Jenkins, Robert Ellsworth was born on September 30, 1942 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Ellsworth andEllen Magdalena (Wesner) J.
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Robert Ellsworth Jenkins, American ecologist. Recipient American Motors Conservation award, 1978, Public Svc. award unites states department Interior, 1991, Computerworld-Smithsonian award, 1994; Henry Rutgers scholar, 1963-1964; Richmond fellow Harvard University, 1966-1969; research fellow Organisation Tropical Studies, 1965; Demographic fellow Population Council, 1969-1970.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University,1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1970. Director science Nature Conservancy, Washington, 1970-1993, vice-president, director science programs, 1972-1993.
Senior science advisor, 1993-1995, president BioDiversity Institute, 1995.
Company-founder Center Applied Research in Environmental Sciences, 1971. Founder State Natural Heritage Inventory Programs, 1974.
Principal science advisor West National Educational Television Nature, 1986-1989. Ex-officio member Federal Committee Research Natural Areas, 1970-1974.
Member United States National Committee for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1974-1976.
Research associate Smithsonian Institution, 1971-1972. Member United States national committee for CODATA (National Research Council), 1987-1990, Numerical Advisory Board committee IGBP PilotStudy on Database Interfaces, 1989-1991. United States committee member Manitoba and Biosphere Project-8 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1976-1989.
Advisory county Center for Plant Conservation, 1984.
Counsellor Xerces Society, 1985. Member of advisory committee Canada National Biological Survey, 1986.
Chairman commission on Biological Diversity and Survey Association of Systematics Collections, 1986-1987, member 1987-1989. Board of directors Massachusetts Planned Parenthood League, 1970-1973.
Career
Director sci; editors Conservation Biology 1987-1991, Outstanding Non-government.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (county 1972-1973, representative for biological section committee 1971-1974). Member American Institute Biological Sciences (Board of Governors 1970-1984, county 1984-1989), Ecological Society American, Society for Conservation Biology (member-at-large 1988, Board of Governors 1988-1990, board editors Conservation Biology 1987-1991, Outstanding Non-government Conservation Biologistaward 1993), Nature Conservancy (life), Natural Areas Association (Geological Fell award 1989), Zero Population Growth (founder, chairman Massachusetts).
Connections
Married Diane Alyce Saint Children: Heather Elizabeth, Robert Ellsworth III. Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University,1964.
