William Everett Cook

Background

Cook, William Everett was born on February 4, 1947 in Hudson, New York, United States. Son of Leon Foster and Eleanor Harriet Cook.

Education

Bachelor, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1969. Master of Science, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, 1989.

Career

Professor department biology Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson, since 1971, director institute natural history, since 1985. Researcher Federation New York State Bird Clubs Breeding Bird Atlas, New York, 1980—1986, New York State Ornithological Association Breeding Bird Atlas, 2000—2005. Consultant Star Island Association, Isles of Shoals, Maine, 1987, Martin Van Buren National History Site, Kinderhook, New York, 1982—1985, New York State Department Environmental Conservation Division Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources, Albany, 1998, Nature Conservancy, Natural Heritage Program, Albany, 1999—2000.

Researcher Federal Fish & Wildlife Breeding Bird Survey, Ghent, New York, 1990—2008. Compiler National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, Chatham, New York, since 1995.

Achievements

• William Everett Cook has been listed as a noteworthy biology professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Field trip chair & records committee chair Alan Devoe Bird Club, Chatham, 1986—2009. Member of Society Preservation Natural History Collections, New York State Ornithological Association, Wilson Ornithological Society, Hoffmann Bird Club, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club, American Birding Association.

Interests

• Travel, canoeing, music, stamp collecting/philately.

Connections

Children: Marieke Moffett, Nicolette Danielle.

Father:

Leon Foster

Mother:

Eleanor Harriet Cook

child:

Marieke Moffett Cook

child:

Nicolette Danielle Cook