Robert Erksine Cleland

Background

Cleland, Robert Erksine was born on April 30, 1932 in Baltimore. Son of Ralph Erskine and Elizabeth (Shoyer) Cleland.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1957.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, U. Lund, Sweden, 1957-1958; postdoctoral fellow, King's College, London, 1958-1959; assistant professor botany, University of California-Berkeley, 1959-1964; associate professor botany, U. Washington, Seattle, 1964-1968; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1968; director biology program, U. Washington, Seattle, 1987-1992.

Achievements

• Robert Erksine Cleland has been listed as a noteworthy Plant physiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Plant Physiologists (president 1974-1975).

Connections

Married Mary Love, September 2, 1957. Children: Thomas Andrew, Alison Anne.

Father:

Ralph Erskine Cleland

Mother:

Elizabeth (Shoyer) Cleland

Spouse:

Mary Love

child:

Alison Anne Cleland

child:

Thomas Andrew Cleland