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Biology educator

William Claude Banta, American biology educator. Grantee in field; recipient numerous awards.

Background

Banta, William Claude was born on November 13, 1941 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Claude S. and Nedra K. (Baker) Banta.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University of Southern California, 1969.

Career

Research fellow Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1969-1970. Member faculty, professor biology American University, 1970-1999, emeritus professor biology, since 1999. Research fellow University Sydney, Australia, 1977.

Teaching fellow Bamfield (British Columbia, Canada) Laboratory, 1985. Co-chair, panelist National Academy of Sciences, Washington, since 1987. Consultant taxonomist Dames & Moore, Seattle, since 1990.

Achievements

  • William Claude Banta has been listed as a noteworthy biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Dawn Davis, December 18, 1968 (divorced 1974). Married Rochelle Barrios, May 28, 1975. Children: Claude, Joshua, Jessica.

Father:
Claude S. Banta

Mother:
Nedra K. (Baker) Banta

Spouse:
Rochelle Barrios

Spouse:
Dawn Davis

child:
Claude Banta

child:
Joshua Banta

child:
Jessica Banta