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Joseph Abner
M.S.: 1993
Thesis: Vascular flora of Jackson County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 130 Arthur Jackson Lane, Berea, KY 40403 (Ph. 606-986-8497)

Gail Barels
M.S.: 1985
Thesis: A study of the small mammal populations of Lilly Cornett Woods, Letcher County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 560 Hillview Drive, Marion, IA 52302 (Ph. 319-373-9653)

Daniel Barrett
M.S.: 1977
Thesis: Limnological characteristics of Carr Creek, a disturbed watershed, versus Greasy Creek, an undisturbed watershed, in eastern Kentucky
Current Position: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: Booneville, KY 41314 (Ph. 606-593-5097)

E. Duffy Bauer (now E. Duffy Smiley)
M.S.: 1992
Thesis: The summer food habits of a bachelor colony of Virginia Big-eared Bats in eastern Kentucky, with observations on associated feeding shelters
Current Position:
Address: 103 Wilson's Crossing Road, Auburn, NH 03032

Jim Belthoff
M.S.: 1987, Ph.D. (Clemson Univ.), 1992
Thesis: Post-fledging behavior of the Eastern Screech-Owl
Current Position: Assoc. Prof., Boise State Univ.
Address: Department of Biology, Boise State Univ., Boise, ID 83725
E-mail: jbeltho@bsu.idbsu.edu

Mark Bennett
M.S.: 1979
Thesis: Nesting behavior and food habits of a pair of Red-tailed Hawks in Madison County, Kentucky
Current Position: District Wildlife Biologist, Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
Address: 5875 Berean Rd., Martinsville, IN 46151 (Ph. 765-342-5456)

Art Boebinger
M.S.: 1981
Thesis: Old-field vegetation of the Lineford Floodplain, Lilley Cornett Woods, Letcher County, Kentucky
Current Position: Land Acquisition Coordinator, Kentucky Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources
Address: Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, No. 1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, KY 40601

Cara Lin Bridgman
M.S.: 1994
Thesis: Mikado Pheasant use of disturbed habitats in Yushan National Park, Taiwan, with notes on its natural history
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Univ. of Tennessee
Address:
E-mail: caralin@utk.edu

C. Jeffrey Bumgardner
M.S.: 1990, Ed.D. (Univ. of Kentucky), 1994
Thesis: Effects of Azospirillum lipoferum on the establishment of bacteria and fungi in bell pepper rhizosphere growth substrates, interplant growth substrates, and growth substrates without plants
Current Position: Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Calloway Co., KY
Address: Calloway County Middle School, 2108-A College Farm Road, Murray, KY 42071 (Ph. 502-753-7648)

Paula Burch
M.S.: 1990
Thesis: The distribution of the crayfish Cambarus batchi
Current Position:
Address:

Robert Butler
M.S.: 1986
Thesis: Comparative feeding ecology of darters in Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Current Position: Riparian Restoration Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa, Asheville, NC 28801
(Ph. 606-258-3939, ext. 235)
E-mail: bob_butler@fws.gov

Samuel Call
M.S.: 1976
Thesis: Benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of domestic sewage pollution in Town Branch and South Elkhorn Creek riffles, Fayette and Woodford Counties, Kentucky
Current Position: Principal Environmental Biologist, Kentucky Division of Water
Address: Kentucky Division of Water, 14 Reilly Road, Frankfort, KY 40601
E-mail: call@nrdep.nr.state.ku.us

D. Scott Campbell
M.S.: 1989
Thesis: The time budgets of captive Bongo Antelope
Current Position: Biology teacher at Spruce Creek High School
Address: 6148 Sequoia Drive, Port Orange, Florida 32127
Phone:  904-788-7406
E-mail: dscottcam@aol.com

Lynnette Carlson (now Lynnette Sievert)
M.S.: 1983, Ph.D. (Oklahoma Univ.), 1988
Thesis: Metabolic responses to temperature in the Northern Ringneck Snake
Current Position: Professor, Emporia State Univ.
Address: Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State Univ., Emporia, KS 66801
E-mail: sievertl@esumail.emporia.edu

John Carroll
M.S.: 1982, Ph.D. (Univ. North Dakota), 1987
Thesis: Dispersal, home range and habitat use of translocated Wild Turkeys in Jackson County, Kentucky
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
Address: Warnell School of Forest Resources 3-323, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
E-mail: jcarroll@smokey.forestry.uga.edu

Paul Cavanagh
M.S.: 1986, Ph.D. (Univ. of Massachusetts), 1993
Thesis: The bounce call of the Eastern Screech-Owl: its structure and possible use in neighbor-stranger discrimination
Current Position: Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
Address: Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, P. O. Box 1770 , Manomet, MA 02345
Phone: 508-224-6521, x.218
Fax: 508-224-9220
E-mail: pcavanagh@manomet.org

Chil Bong Chang
M.S.: 1982
Thesis: The endoparasites of White-tailed Deer from central Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 1151 Sonora Ave. 303, Glendale, CA 91201 (Ph. 818-547-1615)

Ronald Cicerello
M.S.: 1979
Thesis: Age and growth of Largemouth Bass and Bluegill in two unfertilized strip-mine ponds in Breathitt County
Current Position: Aquatic Biologist, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
Address: Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, 801 Schenkel Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601
E-mail: cicerello@nrepc.nr.state.ky.us

David Cobb
M.S.: 1985
Thesis: Computer simulation modeling of Raccoon, Red Fox, and Gray Fox populations in Kentucky
Current Position: Chief, Wildlife Management Division
Address: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27604-1188 (Ph. 919-733-7291)
E-mail: cobbdt@mail.wildlife.state.nc.us

Lee Colton
M.S.: 1987
Thesis: Effects of 4-nitrophenol and low pH on hatchability and survival of fathead minnow embryos and larvae
Current Position: Environmental Biologist, Kentucky Division of Water
Address: Kentucky Division of Water, 14 Reilly Road, Frankfort, KY 40601 (Ph. 502-564-3410)

David Combs
M.S.: 1974
Thesis: Helminth fauna of the Spotted Sucker and the Golden Redhorse Sucker from the Kentucky River
Current Position: District Manager, Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 1106 Renaissance Dr., Sand Springs, OK 74063 (Ph. 918-241-4485)

Richard Crossett
M.S.: 1990
Thesis: Spatial arrangements and habitat use of sympatric Red Foxes and Coyotes in central Kentucky
Current Position: Wildlife Biologist
Address: Lake Ophelia, Grand Cote, & Cat Island NWR's, 401 Island Road, Marksville, LA 71351
Ph. 318-253-4238
E-mail: Richard_Crossett@fws.gov

Paul Cupp
M.S.: 1970, Ph.D. (Clemson Univ.), 1974
Thesis: Some aspects of the physiological ecology of the Green Salamander
Current Position: Professor, Eastern Kentucky University
Address: Dept. of Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ., Richmond, KY 40475
E-mail: biocupp@acs.eku.edu

Peter David
M.S.: 1985
Thesis: Home range and food habits of the Barn Owl in central Kentucky
Current Position: Supervising Land Manager, South Florida Water Management District
Address: 308 Pilgrim Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
E-mail: pdavid@sfwmd.gov

Laurie Davison
M.S.: 1993
Thesis: Estimation of the Peak Breeding Season for a Raccoon Population Based on Fluctuations in Serum Testosterone, Estradiol, and Progesterone
Current Position: Director, Salato Wildlife Education Center, Frankfort, KY
E-mail: Laurie.Davison@mail.state.ky.us

Donna Delpont
M.S.: 1987
Thesis: Aggressive behavior and chemical communication in the Cumberland Plateau Salamander
Current Position: Biology Instructor, Hazard Community College
Address: Hazard Community College, One Community College Drive, Hazard, KY 41701 (Ph. 606-436-5721, ext. 332)

Thomas Edwards
M.S.: 1985
Thesis: Age structures, sex ratios, and reproductive rates of trapper-harvested Raccoons, Red Foxes, and Gray Foxes in Kentucky
Current Position: Wildlife District Biologist, Kentucky
Address: Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 638 Dreyfus Rd., Berea, KY (Ph. 606-878-0909)

William Engelhardt
M.S.: 1975
Thesis: Comparative morphology of the lateral-line system in the six described species of Etheostoma in the subgenus Catonotus
Current Position:
Address: 1368 Reece Rd., Woodstock, GA 30188

Walter Esser
M.S.: 1983
Thesis: Aspects of the ecology and life history of the Whitetail Shiner from Clear Creek, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Current Position: St. Johns River Water Management District, Jacksonville
Address: 12900 Silver Oak Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32223 (Ph. 904-262-5041)

James Fedders
M.S.: 1983
Thesis: The vegetation and its relationships with selected soil and site factors of the Spencer-Morton Preserve, Powell County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 103 Foote St., Beckley, WV 25801 (Ph. 304-255-1074)

Michael Floyd
M.S.: 1989
Thesis: The caddisflies of the Buck Creek Drainage, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Current Position: Aquatic Biologist, Commonwealth Technologies, Inc.
Address: 1310 Clear Creek Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356 (Ph. 606-887-1360)
E-mail: Michael.Floyd@ctienv.com

Mary Gamberg
M.S.: 1989
Thesis: Sources of variability in diet reconstruction from ermine scat analysis
Current Position: Biologist, Gamberg Consulting
Address: Gamberg Consulting, Site 20, Comp 460, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4Z6 Canada (Ph: 867-668-7023)
E-mail: gamberg@watson.net

Donald Garling
M.S.: 1972
Thesis: Growth inhibitory factor(s) in crowded populations of Brachydanio rerio
Current Position: Professor, Michigan State University
Address: Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife, 13 Natural Resources Bldg., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1222 (Ph.: 517-353-1989)
E-mail: garlingd@pilot.msu.edu

Karl Gauby
M.S.: 1984
Thesis: Epidemiological features of Chlamydia trachomatis in Madison County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 3839 E. Cathedral Rock Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85044 (Ph. 602-706-6052)

William Giuliano
M.S.: 1990, Ph.D. (Texas Tech Univ.), 1996
Thesis: Food habits, habitat utilization, and abundance of the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit in Kentucky
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Fordham University
Address: Louis Calder Center - Biological Field Station, Fordham University, P.O. Box K, 53 Whippoorwill Road, Armonk, NY 10504 (Ph. 914-273-3078, ext. 20)
E-mail: wgiuliano@fordham.edu or bill_giuliano@yahoo.com

Donna Godbey
M.S.: 1984
Thesis: The vascular flora of Maywoods Environmental and Education Laboratory, Garrard and Rockcastle Counties, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 186 Clubside Dr., Stanford, KY 40484 (Ph. 606-365-1588)

Richard G. Guetig
M.S.: 1993
Thesis: Vascular Flora of Estill County, Kentucky
Current Position: Biology Teacher and Science Department Chairperson, Atherton High School, Louisville, KY
Address: Atherton High School, 3000 Dundee Road, Louisville, KY 40205
Home Address: 2232 Bradford Drive, Louisville, KY 40218
E-Mail: Rguetig1@jefferson.k12.ky.us or WOLFANDGANG@aol.com

Richard Hannan
M.S.: 1980
Thesis: The vegetation of the Broadhead Swamp Forest in Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Current Position: Deputy Chief, Division of Endangered Species
Address: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Div. of Endangered Species, Mail Stop 452ARLSQ, 1849 C St., NW, Washington, DC 20240 (Ph. 703-358-2171)
E-mail: Rich_Hannan@fws.gov

Christine Kilivry Hardwick
M.S.: 1987
Thesis: A longitudinal and seasonal survey of the benthic insects, with emphasis on the ephemeroptera, plecoptera, and trichoptera, from the riffle areas in Clear Creek, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 39 Dow Ct., Fairfield, OH 45014 (Ph. 513-829-3980)

Michael Hearn
M.S.: 1976
Thesis: The pond-spawning and fingerling production of Muskellunge at the Minor E. Clark fish hatchery, Kentucky, during 1973
Current Position: Hatchery biologist
Address: Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, 120 Fish Hatchery Road, Morehead, KY 40351 (Ph. 606-784-1176)

Michael Hill
M.S.: 1992, Ph.D. (Univ. of Western Ontario), 1997
Thesis: Movements and habitat use by wintering Greater Snow Geese on the Delmarva Peninsula
Current Position: Waterfowl Biologist, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Address: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205 (Ph. 501-223-6359)
E-mail: mhill@agfc.state.ar.us

Bruce Hoagland
M.S.: 1990, Ph.D. (Univ. of Oklahoma), 1995
Thesis: Wetland flora and vegetation of the Upper Green River Basin, south-central Kentucky
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Geography, Univ. of Oklahoma, & Plant Community Ecologist for the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory
Address: 111 E. Chesapeake St., Norman, OK 73019 (Ph. 405-325-0562)
E-mail: bhoagland@ou.edu
 

Robert Hook
M.S.: 1984
Thesis: Analysis of ground layer vegetation in and around treefall gaps in Lilley Cornett Woods, Letcher County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 2437 Bending Willow, Dayton, OH 45440 (Ph. 937-293-8658)

Nelson Horseman
M.S.: 1975, Ph.D. (Louisiana State Univ.), 1978
Thesis: Radioimmunoassay measurements of the effects of some gonadotropic substances on estrogen secretion in the male and female goldfish Carassius auratus
Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Address: Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Univ. of Cincinnati Medical Center, 4060 Medical Sciences Bldg., 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45276-0576 (Ph. 513-558-3019)
E-mail: nelson.horseman@uc.edu

R. Stephen Howard
M.S.: 1987, Ph.D. (Indiana Univ.), 1994
Thesis: The Cave Salamander Eurycea lucifuga: a territorial species?
Current Position: Associate Professor, Middle Tennessee State Univ.
Address: Dept. of Biology, Box X087, Middle Tennessee State Univ., Murfreesboro, TN 37132
E-mail: rshoward@mtsu.edu

Jerry Howell
M.S.: 1968
Thesis: A comparison of annual activity and ecology of Etheostoma caeruleum and E. flabellare in Silver Creek, Madison County, Kentucky
Current Position: Professor, Morehead State University
Address: Morehead State Univ., UPO 883, Morehead, KY 40351 (Ph. 606-783-2952)
E-mail: j-howell@morehead-st.edu

Ralph Huddleston
M.S.: 1982
Thesis: Spawning behavior, morphological measurements, and counts of the elast brook lamprey in Clear Creek, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 235 Conklintown Rd., Goshen, NY 10924-9803 (Ph. 914-294-2734)

Gary Jordan
M.S.: 1994
Thesis: The influence of meteorological factors on diurnal winter habitat use by White-tailed Deer
Current Position: Fish and Wildlife Biologist with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Address: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P. O. Box 33726, Raleigh, NC 27636-3726
Phone: 919-856-4520 ext. 32
E-mail: gary_jordan@fws.gov

Beverly Juett
M.S.: 1994
Thesis: Cryptosporidium parvum in the domestic canine population of central Kentucky
Current Position: Faculty member in the Biology Dept., Midway College
Address: 108 Ann St., Midway, KY 40374 (606-846-4000)
E-mail: bjuett@midway.edu

Michael Kane
M.S.: 1990
Thesis: The predation of freshwater bivalves by Muskrats in the Licking River at Moores Ferry, Kentucky
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Univ. of Tennessee
Address: 2715 Jersey Ave., Knoxville, TN 37919 (Ph. 423-694-4039)
E-mail: michaela3@aol.com or mkane1@utk.edu

Carl Kappes
M.S.: 1986
Thesis: Reproduction and new-born productivity in laboratory rats fed Acremonium coenophialum-infected fescue seed
Current Position:
Address: 2915 S. Greenwood Dr., Johnson City, TN 37604 (Ph. 423-975-0869)

Chris Kellner
M.S.: 1985, Ph.D. (Univ. of Arkansas), 1990
Thesis: A comparative analysis of the foraging behavior of male and female American Kestrels in central Kentucky
Current Position: Associate Professor, Arkansas Tech Univ.
Address: School of Physical & Life Sciences, Arkansas Tech Univ., Russellville, AR 72801
E-mail: chris.kellner@mail.atu.edu

Jennifer Kennedy (now Jennifer Kennedy-Morrow)
M.S.: 1973
Thesis: Inhibition of intraspecific transformation of streptomycin resistance in Neisseria catarrhalis NE-11
Current Position:
Address: 219 Sunset Ave., Richmond, KY 40475 (Ph. 606-624-2928)

John Keyes
M.S.: 1976
Thesis: Assessment of water quality and community structure of Town Branch and South Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky, following sewage treatment abatement
Current Position:
Address: 101 Knotty Pine, North Augusta, SC 29841 (Ph. 803-278-5950)

William Kiffmeyer
M.S.: 1988, Ph.D. (Indiana Univ.), 1993
Thesis: Purification and properties of pig heart pyruvate kinase
Current Position:
Address:
E-mail: wkiffmeyer@aol.com

Paul Klatt
M.S.: 1992, Ph.D. (North Dakota State University), 2002
Thesis: The effect of mate removal on the vocal behavior of male and female Eastern Screech-Owls
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Ferris State University
Address: Department of Biological Sciences, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI 49307
Ph. 231-591-2671
E-mail: paulklatt@ferris.edu

Lewis Kornman
M.S.: 1980
Thesis: Life history aspects of the Striped Darter from Clear Creek, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Current Position: District Fisheries Biologist
Address: Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, 120 Fish Hatchery Road, Morehead, KY 40351 (Ph. 606-784-6872)

Keith Krantz
M.S.: 1985
Thesis: The use of artificial den structures by raccoons and other wildlife in central Kentucky
Current Position: Wildlife Area Manager, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources & Adjunct Professor at Marshall Univ. (Teaching a course on Environmental Interpretation)
Address: #8 Louie Court, Barboursville, WV 25504 (Ph. 304-736-4616)

Ellis Laudermilk
M.S.: 1993
Thesis: A survey of the unionids of the mainstream Licking River and selected tributaries below Cave Run Reservoir, Kentucky
Current Position: Aquatic Biologist, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
Address: Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, 801 Schenkel Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601 (Ph. 502-573-2886)
E-mail: laudermilk@nrepc.nr.state.ky.us

Mark Lewis
M.S.: 1983, Ph.D. (Univ. of Kentucky), 1988
Thesis: The effects of acclimation and assay temperature on properties of Ambystoma maculation liver lactate dehyrogenase
Current Position: Senior Biologist, Shepherd Miller, Inc.
Home Address: 1365 Bear Mountain Dr. D, Boulder, CO 80303 (Ph. 303-494-4326)
Work Address: Shepherd Miller, Inc., 1019 Eighth Street Golden, Colorado 80401 (Ph. 303-216-1600)
E-mail: mlewis@shepmill.com

John Lisle
M.S.: 1982
Thesis: Effects of recreation, precipitation, and turbidity upon the populations of selected microorganisms isolated from the Kentucky River at Boonesborough State Park
Current Position: Research Associate, Univ. of Montana
Address: 3223 Wagon Wheel Road, Apt. #2, Bozeman, MT 59715

Rebecca Littleton
M.S.: 1989
Thesis: Habitat use and behavior of ducks wintering at Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
Current Position: Wildlife District Biologist, Kentucky
Address: London, KY (Ph. 606-878-9595)
E-mail: rlittleton@kih.net

William Lynch
M.S.: 1986
Thesis: Nesting and post-nesting behavior of the Turkey Vulture in central Kentucky
Current Position: Forest Stewardship Biologist
Address: Kentucky Division of Forestry, 749 West First Street, Morehead, KY 40351 (Ph. 606-784-7504)

Glenn Marvin
M.S.: 1990, Ph.D. (Univ. of Oklahoma), 1995
Thesis: Behavioral interactions between the salamanders Plethodon kentucki and Plethodon glutinosus: evidence for interspecific interference competition
Current Position: Assistant Prof., Univ. of Montevallo
Address: Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Montevallo, Station 6480, Montevallo, AL 35115-6000 (Ph. 205-665-6480)
E-mail: marving@mail.montevallo.edu

Philip Mastrangelo
M.S.: 1984
Thesis: Nesting ecology of the Great Horned Owl in Madison County, Kentucky
Current Position: State Director, Wildlife Services, APHIS, USDA
Address: 2110 Miriam Circle, Suite A, Bismarck, ND 58501-2502
Phone: (701) 250-4405

George Moore
M.S.: 1973, Ph.D. (Univ. of North Carolina), 1978
Thesis: Immunosuppressive activity of axathioprine in Trichinella spiralis infected mice
Current Position:
Address: 3233 Ridge Oak Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6947 (Ph. 972-530-4358)

Ginger Murphy
M.S.: 1980
Thesis: Status, nesting habitat, foraging ecology, and home range of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Kentucky
Current Position: Chief of Interpretation, Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
Address: Division of State Parks and Reservoirs, 402 W. Washington Room W298, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-4143
E-mail: gmurphy@dnr.state.in.us

Jeffrey Norment
M.S.: 1991
Thesis: Home range dynamics, habitat use, and resting and denning habits of Raccoons in central Kentucky
Current Position: State Wildlife Biologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Address: P.O. Box 141510, Gainesville, FL  32614 (Ph. 352-338-9544)
E-mail: jeff.norment@fl.usda.gov

John Omer
M.S.: 1994
Thesis: Immigration and colonization by aquatic insects of an artificial wetland to control acid mine drainage
Current Position: Research Assistant, U.S. Forest Service
Address: 39 Cowell St., Morgantown, WV 26505 (Ph. 304-292-7719)

Donna Painter
M.S.: 1991
Thesis: Home range characteristics of Bobcats in the Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky
Current Position: Staff/Student
Address: Auburn School of Veterinary Medicine, Scott-Ritchey Research Center, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849 (Ph: 334-844-5951)
E-mail: paintdj@mail.auburn.edu

Jeffrey Palmer
M.S.: 1978
Thesis: Trichinella spiralis: renal pathophysiology in infected white rats
Current Position:
Address: 17216 P St., Omaha, NE 68135 (Ph. 410-895-9449)

Jeffrey Patterson
M.S.: 1986
Thesis: Density estimation of selected Raccoon populations in Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 273 Van Cortlandt Ave. E, Bronx, NY 10467 (Ph. 718-652-4156)

Randall Payne
M.S.: 1992
Thesis: The dragonflies and damselflies of Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, with ecological observations
Current Position: Dept. of Environmental Protection (Florida)
Address: 4680A Peacock Dr., Pensacola, FL 32504 (Ph. 850-476-0587(H) & 850-595-8300(W))
E-mail: Payne_R@pns1.dep.state.fl.us

Linda Penry
M.S.: 1988
Thesis: Home range sizes and movement patterns of Bobcats in Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky
Current Position: Homemaker
Address: c/o Philip Mastrangelo, 2110 Miriam Circle, Suite A, Bismarck, ND 58501-2502

John Phillips
M.S.: 1973
Thesis: The helminth parasites of White-tailed and Fallow deer of Land Between the Lakes
Current Position: Deer Program Coordinator, Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Address: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 605 Oak Ridge Road, Williamstown, KY 41097

Greg Popken
M.S.: 1990, Ph.D. (Univ. of North Carolina), 1996
Thesis: Effects of calcium on the toxicity of zinc to embryos and larvae of the Fathead Minnow
Current Position: Post-doc, Univ. of California-Irvine
Address: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Univ. of California-Irvine, 364 MedSurge II, Irvine, CA 92697 (Ph. 949-824-3948)
E-mail: gpopken@uci.edu

Debra Pressman (now Debra Pressman-Komarek)
M.S.: 1987
Thesis: The songs of female Northern Cardinals: development, description, and influence of exposure to a singing male
Current Position: National Wildlife Program Leader, U. S. Forest Service
Address: USFS, Auditor's Bldg., Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090 (Ph. 202-205-1281)
Web site: www.fs.fed.us/biology/wildlife/index.html
E-mail: dpressman@fs.fed.us

William Bradley Reynolds
M.S.: 1993
Thesis: The effects of fire on small mammals in the Knobs Region of central Kentucky
Current Position: Biology Instructor at Owensboro Community College
Address: 1226 W. Third St., Owensboro, KY 42301

Gary Roloff
M.S.: 1990, Ph.D. (Michigan State Univ.), 1995
Thesis: The influence of weather and season on Raccoon movements and activity in central Kentucky
Current Position: Wildlife Management Specialist, Boise Cascade Corp.
Address: Boise Cascade Corp., 1203 Wolf Court, East Lansing, MI 48823 (Ph. 517-332-6965)
E-mail: gary_roloff@bc.com

Barry Ross
M.S.: 1979, DDS (Ohio State Univ.), 1983
Thesis: Trichinella spiralis: osteolysis and sera osmolarity studies in infected rats
Current Position: Dentist
Address: 5064 Wesselman Woods Dr., Cleves, OH 45002 (Ph. 513-574-8777)
E-mail: tooth11111@aol.com

Charles Roth
M.S.: 1987
Thesis: The effect of Roundup on the acute toxicity and thermal tolerance of Rana sylvatica exposed at five different stages of development
Current Position: Environmental Biologist Chief, Kentucky Division of Water
Address: Kentucky Division of Water, 14 Reilly Road, Frankfort, KY 40601 (Ph. 502-564-3410)
E-mail: roth@nrdep.nr.state.ky.us

William Sampson
M.S.: 1978
Thesis: Age and growth of bluegill sunfish in lentic versus lotic environments in Madison County, Kentucky
Current Position: Environmental Biologist Principal, Kentucky Division of Water
Address: Kentucky Division of Water, 14 Reilly Road, Frankfort, KY 40601
E-mail: sampson@nrdep.nr.state.ky.us

James Schafer
M.S.: 1982
Thesis: Aspects of fish production in Edmiston Lake, a Knobs region impoundment in Garrard County, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: 281 E. Grant St., Bronson, MI 49028 (Ph. 517-369-6025)

Guenter Schuster
M.S.: 1973, Ph.D. (Univ. of Tennessee), 1977
Thesis: A description and life history notes of a new species of crayfish of the subgenus Jugicambarus from Madison County, Kentucky
Current Position: Professor, Eastern Kentucky University
Address: Dept. of Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ., Richmond, KY 40475
E-mail: guenter.schuster@eku.edu

Michael Sievering
M.S.: 1982
Thesis: Home range, periods of activity and dispersal in Red Fox and Gray Fox in central Kentucky
Current Position:
Address: Peach Orchard Rd., Brent, AL 35034 (Ph. 205-926-4072)

Greg Sievert
M.S.: 1982
Thesis: A survey of the populations and environmental parameters of the Indiana Bat in Jackson and Rockcastle Counties, Kentucky
Current Position: Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer, Emporia State Univ.
Address: Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State Univ., Emporia, KS 66801
E-mail: sievertg@emporia.edu

Karen Smathers
M.S.: 1990
Thesis: An analysis of a bivalve community in the Licking River at Moores Ferry, Kentucky
Current Position:
Address:
Phone: 502-564-3410
E-mail: smathers@nrdep.nr.ky.us

Jeffery Sole
M.S.: 1980
Thesis: The vascular flora and its distribution in plant communities at Lilley Cornett Woods, Letcher County, Kentucky
Current Position: Director of Science and Stewardship, Kentucky Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
Address:
E-mail: jsole@tnc.org

Earl Jerry Sparks
M.S.: 1990
Thesis: The spatiotemporal ecology of adult and juvenile Eastern Screech-Owls in central Kentucky
Current Position: Wetlands Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: CEORL-OP-FS, P.O. Box 489, Newburgh, IN 47629-0489
E-mail: Earl.J.Sparks@lrl02.usace.army.mil

Tom Sproat
M.S.: 1992, Ed.D.: 2000
Thesis: The nest defense behavior of Eastern Screech-Owls
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Northern Kentucky University
Address: Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky Univ., Highland Heights, KY 41076
Phone: (859) 572-5415
E-mail: sproatt@nku.edu

Michael Stahler
M.S.: 1982; Ph.D., 1987 (Medical College of Ohio)
Thesis: Purification and characterization of creatine kinase from heart, flight muscle, and brain of the House Sparrow
Current Position: Director, In vitro fertilization unit, Beaumont Hospital
Address: 2630 Warner Dr., W. Bloomfield, MI 48324 (Ph. 248-363-6339)

Christine Stamm
M.S.: 1981
Thesis: Epidemiology of urinary tract infections in long-term catheterized patients
Current Position:
Address: 11781 N. Joi Drive, Tucson, AZ 85737 (Ph. 520-575-0830)

Doug Stephens
M.S.: 1985
Thesis: A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of McCreary County, Kentucky
Current Position: Fisheries District Biologist, Kentucky
Address: Williamsburg, KY (Ph. 606-549-1332)
E-mail: destephens@infoave.net

David Swofford
M.S.: 1982, Ph.D., 1986 (Univ. of Illinois)
Inducted into EKU's Hall of Distinguished Alumni, 1999
Thesis: Genetic variability, population differentiation, and biochemical relationships in the family Amblyopsidae
Current Position: Research Biologist, Smithsonian Institution; Adjunct Professor of Botany, Duke University
Address: Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, MSC, MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560
E-mail: swofford@onyx.si.edu

Farrokh Tabatabai
M.S.: 1977
Thesis: Summer food habits of the Black Francolin in southwest Iran
Current Position:
Address: 6468 Llano Ave., Memphis, TN 38134 (Ph. 901-386-9001)

John Tertuliani
M.S.: 1991
Thesis: Movements of Cambarus (Jugicambarus) batchi in central Kentucky, with notes on its burrowing behavior
Current Position: Biologist, Ecological Studies Unit, Ohio District, USGS
Address: United States Geological Survey, 975 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 43212 (Ph. 614-469-5553, ext. 130)
E-mail: tertulia@usgs.gov

William Thoeny
M.S.: 1981
Thesis: A distributional study of the Hydropsyche and Symphitopsyche (Trichoptera: Insecta) of the Rockcastle River drainage
Current Position:
Address: 6 West Crittenden Avenue, Ft. Wright, KY 41011 (Ph. 606-344-8032)

Steven Thomas
M.S.: 1994
Thesis: Small mammal species composition and diversity on the Blue Grass Army Depot, Madison County, Kentucky
Current Position: Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Prototype Coordinator, Division of Science and Resources Management, Mammoth Cave National Park
Address: P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259 (Ph. 270-758-2144)
E-mail: steven_thomas@nps.gov

Yvonne Thompson
M.S.: 1985
Thesis: The mussel fauna of the Rockcastle River system, Kentucky
Current Position: Research Technician, University of Kentucky
Address: 410 Three Forks Road, Richmond, KY 40475 (Ph. 606-624-9846)

D. Timothy Towles
M.S.: 1990
Thesis: A comparative analysis of the foraging behavior of male and female Red-bellied Woodpeckers in central Kentucky
Current Position: Biologist, Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission
Address: 925 18th Place SW, Vero Beach, FL 32962 (Ph. 561-562-8683)
E-mail: towlesd@gfc.state.fl.us

Michael Vernon
M.S.: 1973, Ph.D, M.D.
Thesis: The comparative protein binding assay of progesterone in breeding and non-breeding urodeles in response to chorionic gonadotropin
Current Position:
Address: 3424 Pinas Bay Dr., Lexington, KY 40502 (Ph. 606-269-3903)

Mark Vogel
M.S.: 1988
Thesis: Larval fish drift in the Licking River, Kentucky
Current Position: Environmental Biologist
Address: Kentucky Division of Water, 14 Reilly Road, Frankfort, KY 40601 (Ph. 502-564-4245)
E-mail: vogel@nrdep.nr.state.ky.us

Mark Vrtiska
M.S.: 1991, Ph.D. (Mississippi State), 1996
Thesis: Nest productivity, brood survival, and habitat use of Wood Ducks at the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area, Kentucky
Current Position: Waterfowl program manager, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Address: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503
E-mail: mvrtiska@ngpc.state.ne.us

Stephen Walker
M.S.: 1991
Thesis: A life history of Lobelia nuttallii
Current Position: Stewardship Field Ecologist, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Address: Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Little Rock, AR
E-mail: stephen@dah.state.ar.us

Julianne Whitaker (now Julianne Whitaker-Hoagland)
M.S.: 1988
Thesis: Home range characteristics of the Bobcat in the Cumberland Plateau region of eastern Kentucky
Current Position: Biologist, Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation
Address: Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation, 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73152
E-mail: jhoagland@oklaosf.state.ok.us

Jacqueline White (now Jacqueline White Balassa)
M.S.: 1989
Thesis: Breeding biology of Giant Canada Geese on strip-mined lands in western Kentucky
Current Position: Homemaker
Address: 420 Alfa Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601 (Ph. 502-875-1876)
E-mail: balassa@nrepc.nr.state.ky.us (Jeno's e-mail address)

M. Katherine Williams (now M.K. 'Kathy' Omer)
M.S.: 1986, M.D., W. Virginia Univ. School of Medicine, 1998
Thesis: Winter behavior of the Northern Cardinal
Current Position: Medical Resident (Pediatrics), W. Virginia Univ. School of Medicine
Address: 39 Cowell St., Morgantown, WV 26505 (Ph. 304-292-7719)
E-mail: komer@wvu.edu

Dale Woods
M.S.: 1989
Thesis: Immediate response to clear-cutting by furbearers and other mammals in eastern Kentucky
Current Position: Park Superintendent
Address: Virginia Parks Department, 4001 Sandpiper Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Douglas Zeckner
M.S.: 1978
Thesis: Chemotherapy of Candida albicans infections in preleukemic and leukemic AKR mice
Current Position: Research Scientist, Eli Lilly Laboratories
Address: 897 Briarwood Dr., Greenwood, IN 46142 (Ph. 317-888-6363)

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