Sumner Richman

Background

Richman, Sumner was born on December 15, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Abraham and Ethel (Kramer) Richman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Hartwick College, 1951; Master of Arts, University Massachusetts, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1957.

Career

Instructor, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1957-1959; assistant professor, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1959-1965; associate professor, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1965-1970; professor biology, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, since 1970; department chairman, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1977-1980; Alice J. Hulst professor life science, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, since 1970. Instructor Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1969-1971. Smithsonian visiting research professor Tel Aviv U., 1972.

Achievements

• Sumner Richman has been listed as a noteworthy Life sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member register of experts in aquatic science Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), since 1970. Chairman Fox Valley Council on Human Rights, 1968-1970. Member American Institute Biological Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ecological Society American, American Society Limnology and Oceanography, International Congress Limnology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Joyce L. Clements, August 17, 1952. Children— Nancy, Robert, Jeffrey.

Father:

Abraham Richman

Mother:

Ethel (Kramer) Richman

Spouse:

Joyce L. Clements