Background
Gavin, Thomas Alan was born on November 8, 1946 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Penrod and Margaret Lillian (Jones) Gavin.
educator researcher wildlife biologist
Gavin, Thomas Alan was born on November 8, 1946 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Penrod and Margaret Lillian (Jones) Gavin.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1968. Master of Science, University Arizona, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, 1979.
Instructor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1979; assistant professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1979-1980; assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1980-1986; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, since 1986.
Sergeant United States Army, 1968-1971. Member American Society Mammologists (life member), Society for Conservation Biology, The Wildlife Society, Ecological Society of America.
Married Robin Lee Hird, September 7, 1968. Children: Amy Lynn, Matthew Webb, Ryan Thomas.