Background
Conway, William Gaylord was born on November 20, 1929 in St. Louis. Son of Frederick Eldridge and Alice Harriet (Gaylord) Conway.
conservationist Zoologist zoo director
Conway, William Gaylord was born on November 20, 1929 in St. Louis. Son of Frederick Eldridge and Alice Harriet (Gaylord) Conway.
AB, Washington University, 1951. Doctor of Science (honorary), St. Lawrence University, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), Fordham University, 1981.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Trinity College, 1984.
Curator birds, St. Louis Zoo, 1951-1956;
curator birds, New York Zoological Society (now The Wildlife Conservation Society), New York City, 1956-1972;
associate director, New York Zoological Society (now The Wildlife Conservation Society), New York City, 1960-1961;
zoo director, New York Zoological Society (now The Wildlife Conservation Society), New York City, since 1962;
general director, New York Zoological Society (now The Wildlife Conservation Society), New York City, since 1966;
president, New York Zoological Society (now The Wildlife Conservation Society), New York City, since 1992. Member expeditions to Trinidad, Argentina, Boliva, China. Director Asa Wright Nature Center, Trinidad.
Advisor FundaciĆ³n Patagonia Natural, Argentina.
Member of Conservation Breeding Specialist Grp., Wildlife Conservation Society (board directors, board advisors since 2004, Gold medal 2000), National Audubon Society (Audubon medal 1999), American Zoo and Aquarium Association, American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums (past president), American Association Museums (medal 1998), American Conservation Association (board directors, St. Louis Zoo 1st Conservation medal 2005), Cultural Institutions Group (past president), International Survival Service Commission (Peter Scott medal 2000), Wilson Ornithological Club, British Avicultural Society, Cooper Ornithological Society, American Ornithologists Union.