Background
Alverson, William Surprison was born on June 19, 1953 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Darwin Wayne and Kathryn Marie (Surprison) Alverson.
Alverson, William Surprison was born on June 19, 1953 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Darwin Wayne and Kathryn Marie (Surprison) Alverson.
Bachelor of Science in Botany, University Wisconsin, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, University Wisconsin, 1986.
Curator University Wisconsin Herbarium, Madison, 1987-1988, postdoctoral researcher, 1989-1995. Field course coordinator Organization for Tropical Studies, Durham, North Carolina, 1994. Director Diversity Inventory Group, Madison, since 1992.
Postdoctoral researcher Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995-1999.
Scientist, advisor Wisconsin Forest ConservationTask Force, 1984-1992. Member American Society for Plant Taxonomists, Association for Tropical Biology, Botanical Society of America, Society for Conservation Biology, Society for Systematic Biology.
Married Kiva Jane Adler, January 29, 1996.