Sidney Louis Beck

Background

Beck, Sidney Louis was born in New York City. Son of Sol and Helen (Diner) Beck.

Education

Bachelor of Science in biology, City College of New York, 1955; Master of Arts in zoology, U. Kansas, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in genetics, Brown U., 1960.

Career

Zoology instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1960-1961; research associate, U. College London, 1964-1965; from assistant to associate professor, U. Toledo, Ohio., 1965-1969; biology professor, chair, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1969-1985; biology professor, chair, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1985-1987; biology professor, chair, DePaul University, Chicago, since 1987. Scientist Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triange Park, North Carolina, 1975-1976. Senior fellow environmental pathology U. Washington, Seattle, 1983-1984.

Consultant pediatrics Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1985-1987. Visiting professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1987.

Achievements

• Sidney Louis Beck has been listed as a noteworthy Biology educator, developmental toxicologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Zoologists, American Genetic Association, Teratology Society, Society Development Biology.

Connections

Married Phyllis Sara Silverstein, August 21, 1955. Children: Stephen Howard, Laura Gene.

Father:

Sol Beck

Mother:

Helen (Diner) Beck

Spouse:

Phyllis Sara Silverstein

child:

Laura Gene Beck

child:

Stephen Howard Beck