Background
Anderson, Roger Clark was born on October 30, 1941 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Jerome Alfred and Virginia Stella (Hoffman) Anderson.
Anderson, Roger Clark was born on October 30, 1941 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Jerome Alfred and Virginia Stella (Hoffman) Anderson.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, La Crosse State College, 1963; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1968.
Assistant professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1968-1970; arboretum director, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1973; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1973; associate professor, Center State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1973-1976; distinguished professor, Illinois State University, Normal, since 1976. Member Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, 1985-1990. Member, chairman PARKNET advising committee Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, 1986-1993.
President Parkland Foundation Board, McLean County, Illinois, since 1987. Fellow Illinois Academy of Sciences (vice president meetings). Member Ecological Society of America, Society for Ecological Restoration, American Botanical Society, Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Mary Rebecca Blocher, August 5, 1967. Children: John Allen, Nancy Lynn.