William Joseph Richards

Background

Richards, William Joseph was born on April 7, 1936 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lewis Donald and Ruth Josephine (Lewis) Richards.

Education

Bachelor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1958; Master of Science, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1963.

Career

Fishery biologist, Biological Laboratory, unites states department Interior, Washington, 1963-1965; zoologist, Tropical Atlantic Biological Laboratory, Miami, Florida, 1965-1967; supervisory zoologist, Tropical Atlantic Biological Laboratory, Miami, 1967-1977; director Miami Laboratory, S.E. Fisheries Center, Miami, 1977-1983; senior scientist, S.E. Fisheries Center, Miami, since 1983. President Lewis and Reilly, Inc., Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1982-1986. International expert on early life history of fishes research.

Achievements

• William Joseph Richards has been listed as a noteworthy Marine biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Clerk of session Old Cutler Presbyterian Church, Miami, 1968-1970, 78, 83. Fellow Explorers Club, American Institute Fishery Research Biologists (district dir.1974), Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies. Member American Society.Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Western Society Naturalists (editor of procs.), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, orchid culture, traveling.

Connections

Married Carol Lou Stoodley, August 23, 1958. Children: James Lewis, Joseph David, Robert Paul.

Father:

Lewis Donald Richards

Mother:

Ruth Josephine (Lewis) Richards

Spouse:

Carol Lou Stoodley

child:

Robert Paul Richards

child:

James Lewis Richards

child:

Joseph David Richards