Background
Croat, Thomas Bernard was born on May 23, 1938 in Saint Marys, Iowa, United States. Son of Oliver Theodore and Irene Mary (Wilgenbush) Croat.
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Thomas Bernard Croat
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Bachelor, Simpson College, 1962. Master of Arts, U. Kansas, 1966, Doctor of Philosophy, 1967.
Career
Teacher science public schools, Virgin Islands and Iowa, 1962-1964. Research botanist Missouri Botanical Garden, Saint Louis, 1967-1971, P.A. Schulze curator of botany, 1977. Visiting fellow Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Canal Zone, 1968-1971.
Advising committee National Science Foundation Resources in Systematic Botany, 1972-1974.
Faculty associate biology Washington University, Saint Louis, 1970. Adjunct faculty U. Missouri, Saint Louis, 1974.
Adjunct associate professor Saint Saint Louis University, 1982.
Achievements
Membership
Served as pfc United States Army, 1956-1958, Federal Republic Germany. Member American Society Plant Taxonomists, Association Tropical Biology, International Society Plant Taxonomists, International Aroid Society (honorary board 1978-1984), Botanical Society American.
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Married Patricia Swope, September 4, 1965. Children: Anne Irene, Thomas Kevin.
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Research award Society Sigma Xi, 1975. Grantee National Science Foundation, 1972, National Geography Society, 1973, 83, 86, 89, 95, National Education Association, 1975, 79.Recipient Research award Society Sigma Xi, 1975. Grantee National Science Foundation, 1972, National Geography Society, 1973, 83, 86, 89, 95, National Education Association, 1975, 79.