Steve Howard Graham

Background

Graham, Steve Howard was born on February 25, 1945 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Donald Albert and Virginia Louise Graham.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Mount St. Mary's College, 1971.

Career

Director, Salisbury (Maryland.) Zoo, 1972-1977; associate director, Baltimore Zoo, 1977-1978; director, Baltimore Zoo, 1978-1982; director, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, Michigan, since 1982. Adjunct assistant professor comparative pathology Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1982. Adjunct specialist Michigan State University Museum.

Member Michigan Citizen's Advisory Com.on Endangered Species. Advisory board Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, Gainesville, Florida.

Achievements

• Steve Howard Graham has been listed as a noteworthy Zoo director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary chairman Substance Abuse Awareness Month Southeast Michigan, Michigan Wildlife Art Festival. Past member committee Judicial Conf.of United States 6th Circuit Committee onBicentennial of Constitution. Member Michigan Citizens' Advisory Committee Endangered Species.

Fellow American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums (chairman animal welfare com.1980-1984, chairman long range plan for Great Lakes region, 1985-1988, chairman speaker's bureau committee, 1986-1987, 5th Year Instructor award 1984). Member Arizona Primate Foundation (member of advisory board), Ward Wildfowl Foundation (member of advisory board), International Union Conservation Nature and Natural Resources (species survival committee Asian elephant specialist group), National Chimpanzee Breeding & Research Program (member of advisory committee), Society for Wildlife Art of the Nationals, Society Conservation Biology.

Connections

Married Pamela Caras, May5, 1980 (divorced May 1982). Married Karen Krabbenhoft, December 27, 1984 (divorced April 1988).

Father:

Donald Albert Graham

Mother:

Virginia Louise Graham

Spouse:

Pamela Caras

Spouse:

Karen Krabbenhoft