Ronald Price Neilson

Background

Neilson, Ronald Price was born on February 21, 1949 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Ronald Price and Marian (Schwichtenberg) Neilson.

Education

Bachelor in Biology, U. Oregon, 1971; Master of Science in Biology, Portland State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, U. Utah, 1981.

Career

Assistant professor, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1982-1984; assistant professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1984-1985; senior research scientist, U. Utah Research Institute, Salt Lake City, 1985-1987; associate professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1987; bioclimatologist, USDA Forest Svc., since 1992.

Achievements

• Ronald Price Neilson has been listed as a noteworthy Ecology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lecturer United States Forest Svc., 1992, World Affairs Council of Oregon, 1990, Solar Energy Association Oregon, 1990, International Geosphere Biosphere Program, 1994. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, United States International Association Landscape Ecologists (councillor at large 1991-1993), American Institute Biological Science, American Geophysical Union, Ecological Society of America.

Connections

Married Avery Sedgwick, June 8, 1974. Children: Elizabeth Ann, Charles Robert.

Father:

Ronald Price Neilson

Mother:

Marian (Schwichtenberg) Neilson

Spouse:

Avery Sedgwick

child:

Charles Robert Neilson

child:

Elizabeth Ann Neilson