James W. Porter (ecologist)

James Watson Porter (born 5 October 1946) is an American ecologist.

Porter was raised in Ohio, near Lake Erie, and graduated from Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.[1] He earned an undergraduate and doctoral degree from Yale University in 1969 and 1973, respectively.[2] Porter started his teaching career at the University of Michigan in 1972, and remained on the faculty until 1977, when he joined the University of Georgia faculty.[2] Between 1977 and 1981, Porter was chief editor of the journals Ecology and Ecological Monographs.[3] Porter held the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professorship at the University of Georgia, and was granted emeritus status upon his retirement.[4]

In 1983, Porter was elected to fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5] He was awarded the Eugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education by the Ecological Society of America in 2005.[1][6] In 2012, the Ecological Society of America awarded him fellow status.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "James W. Porter: Eugene P. Odum Award 2005". Ecological Society of America. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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  3. ^ "2017 SCURS Keynote Speaker: James W. Porter, Ph.D." (PDF). University of South Carolina Upstate. 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ "James W. Porter". University of Georgia. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows, 30 May 1983". Science. 221: 433. 29 July 1983. doi:10.1126/science.221.4609.432.
  6. ^ "Society actions ESA awards for 2005: Eugene P. Odum Award James Porter University of Georgia". Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 86: 210. October 2005. doi:10.1890/0012-9623(2005)86[210:EPOAJP]2.0.CO;2.
  7. ^ Gavrilles, Beth (13 November 2012). "UGA faculty, alumni named Fellows of the Ecological Society of America". University of Georgia. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Society actions: ESA fellows and early career fellows". Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 94 (4): 310–335. 1 October 2013. doi:10.1890/0012-9623-94.4.310.