Zoology

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List of Professors

Name	Years at Michigan	Position
Karl Frank Lagler	1940 - 1983	Professor of Zoology Professor of Natural Resources
Aaron Franklin Shull	1911 - 1951	Professor of Zoology
Abram Sager	1842 - 1874	Professor of Zoology and Botany (Librarian 1848-1850) Professor of Obstetrics & Physiology Chair OB/GYN 1850-1874
Alfred H. Stockard	1932 - 1966	Professor of Zoology Director of Biological Station 1940-1966
Alfred M. Elliott	1947 - 1972	Professor of Zoology
Alvalyn Eunice Woodward	1927 - 1954	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Arnold G. Kluge	1965 - 2003	Professor of Zoology Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles
Arthur E. Woodhead	1929 - 1959	Associate Professor of Zoology
Arthur Sperry Pearse	1908 - 1911	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Berwind Peterson Kaufmann	1962 - 1967	Professor, Botany & Zoology Senior Research Scientist
Billy E. Frye	1961 - 1986	Professor of Zoology Dean of LSA 1976-1980 Vice President for Academic Affairs 1981-1986
Carl Gans	1971 - 1998	Professor of Zoology
Carl L. Hubbs	1920 - 1944	Professor of Zoology
Charles F. Walker	1947 - 1962	Professor of Zoology
Charles Fales Powers	1956 - 1968	Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering 1967-68 Associate Professor of Zoology Associate Research Oceanographer IST
Clement Lawrence Markert	1950 - 1954	Associate Professor of Zoology
Clifford J. Smith	1975 - 1976	Visiting Professor of Zoology
David C. Chandler	1953 - 1974	Professor of Zoology
David L Nanney	1951 - 1958	Associate Professor of Zoology
Dean Conant Worcester	1895 - 1900	Assistant Professor of Zoology & Biology
Donald M. Maynard	1956 - 1971	Professor of Zoology
Donald W. Tinkle	1965 - 1980	Professor of Zoology Director Museum of Zoology
Douglas M. Lay	1970	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Douglas Woodring	1969 - 1972	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Dugald E. S. Brown	1949 - 1968	Professor Emeritus of Zoology
Earl Forest O’Roke	1929 - 1957	Professor of Forest Zoology
Edward R. Baylor	1949 - 1955	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Elmer Gration Berry	1965 - 1975	Professor of Zoology Curator of Mollusks
Emmet Thurman Hooper	1938 - 1979	Professor of Zoology Curator of Mammals
Eugene Woldmar Hilgard	1872 - 1897	Professor of Zoology, Geology Chair of Geology and Mineralogy
Fanny Elizabeth Langdon	1897 - 1899	Instructor in Botany & Zoology Died in 1899
Frank E. Eggleton	1926 - 1964	Professor of Zoology
Frank F. Hooper	1948 - 1986	Professor of Zoology, Fisheries
Frank Nelson Blanchard	1919 - 1937	Associate Professor of Zoology
Frederick M. Gaige	1917 - 1946	Associate Professor of Zoology Director of the Museum of Zoology Curator of Insects Museum of Zoology
George H. Jones	1971 - 1990	Professor of Biological Sciences, Zoology
George Howard  Lauff	1956 - 1962	Associate Professor of Zoology
George Roger LaRue	1911 - 1952	Professor of Zoology
George W Saunders	1962 - 1972	Assistant Professor of Zoology
George W. Nace	1957 - 1985	Professor of Biological Sciences
Harrison B. Tordoff	1957 - 1972	Professor of Zoology
Harry W. Hann	1929 - 1956	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Henry van der Schalie	1934 - 1977	Professor of Zoology
Herbert Spencer Jennings	1899 - 1903	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Horace W. Feldman	1927 - 1934	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Irving Cantrall	1949 - 1978	Professor of Zoology Curator of Insects
Izumi Kawakami	1965	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Jacob E. Reighard	1889 - 1927	Professor of Zoology Director of Biological Station
James N. Cather	1958 - 1995	Professor of Zoology Chair of Experimental Biology Associate Chair, Division of Biological Sciences
James Speed Rogers	1947 - 1955	Professor of Zoology Director of Museum of Zoology
John B. Burch	1955 - 2001	Professor of Zoology Professor of Natural Resources & Environment Curator of Mollusks, Museum of Zoology
John E Bardach	1953 - 1971	Professor of Fisheries Associate Professor of Zoology
John M. Allen	1952 - 1989	Professor of Biology
Joseph Beale Steere	1876 - 1894	Professor of Zoology & Paleontology Curator of the Museum
Josselyn Van Tyne	1928 - 1957	Professor of Zoology Curator of Birds
Karl Frederick Guthe	1950 - 1985	Professor of Biological Sciences
Karl Wilhelm Genthe	1899	Instructor in Zoology
Laurence Cooper Stuart	1956 - 1970	Professor of Zoology
Lee Raymond Dice	1919 - 1957	Professor of Zoology
Lewis V. Heilbrunn	1919	Instructor in Zoology
Lois A. Loewenthal	1957 - 1983	Associate Professor of Zoology
Margaret B. Davis	1966 - 1973	Professor of Zoology
Marston Bates	1952 - 1972	Professor of Zoology
Mary Catherine Hinchey	1958 - 1973	Associate Professor of Zoology
Morris Foster	1958 - 1981	Professor of Zoology
Norman E. Kemp	1947 - 1986	Professor of Zoology
Norman  Edouard Hartweg	1938 - 1964	Professor of Zoology Curator of Reptiles & Amphibians
Otto Charles Glaser	1905 - 1916	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Paul Albert Wright	1947 - 1958	Associate Professor of Zoology
Paul Smith Welch	1928 - 1952	Professor of Zoology
Peter Olaus Okkelberg	1910 - 1951	Professor of Zoology
Philip Myers	1982 - 2014	Professor of Zoology Curator, Museum of Zoology
Robert B. Payne	1970 - 2007	Professor of Zoology Curator of Birds, Museum of Zoology
Robert E. Beyer	1965 - 1993	Professor of Biology Associate Professor of Zoology
Robert Rush Miller	1948 - 1986	Professor of Biological Sciences Curator of Fisher Museum of Zoology
Robert William Hegner	1908 - 1918	Assistant Professor of Zoology
Robert Winthrop Storer	1949 - 1985	Professor of Zoology
Samuel A. Graham	1927 - 1961	Professor of Zoology
Tahir M. Rizki	1961 - 1994	Professor of Zoology
Theodore Huntington Hubbell	1955 - 1968	Professor of Zoology Director of Museum of Zoology
William H. Burt	1935 - 1969	Professor of Zoology Curator of Mammals

Zoology

List of Professors

Karl Frank Lagler

Aaron Franklin Shull

Abram Sager

Alfred H. Stockard

Alfred M. Elliott

Alvalyn Eunice Woodward

Arnold G. Kluge

Arthur E. Woodhead

Arthur Sperry Pearse

Berwind Peterson Kaufmann

Billy E. Frye

Carl Gans

Carl L. Hubbs

Charles F. Walker

Charles Fales Powers

Clement Lawrence Markert

Clifford J. Smith

David C. Chandler

David L Nanney

Dean Conant Worcester

Donald M. Maynard

Donald W. Tinkle

Douglas M. Lay

Douglas Woodring

Dugald E. S. Brown

Earl Forest O’Roke

Edward R. Baylor

Elmer Gration Berry

Emmet Thurman Hooper

Eugene Woldmar Hilgard

Fanny Elizabeth Langdon

Frank E. Eggleton

Frank F. Hooper

Frank Nelson Blanchard

Frederick M. Gaige

George H. Jones

George Howard Lauff

George Roger LaRue

George W Saunders

George W. Nace

Harrison B. Tordoff

Harry W. Hann

Henry van der Schalie

Herbert Spencer Jennings

Horace W. Feldman

Irving Cantrall

Izumi Kawakami

Jacob E. Reighard

James N. Cather

James Speed Rogers

John B. Burch

John E Bardach

John M. Allen

Joseph Beale Steere

Josselyn Van Tyne

Karl Frederick Guthe

Karl Wilhelm Genthe

Laurence Cooper Stuart

Lee Raymond Dice

Lewis V. Heilbrunn

Lois A. Loewenthal

Margaret B. Davis

Marston Bates

Mary Catherine Hinchey

Morris Foster

Norman E. Kemp

Norman Edouard Hartweg

Otto Charles Glaser

Paul Albert Wright

Paul Smith Welch

Peter Olaus Okkelberg

Philip Myers

Robert B. Payne

Robert E. Beyer

Robert Rush Miller

Robert William Hegner

Robert Winthrop Storer

Samuel A. Graham

George Howard  Lauff

Norman  Edouard Hartweg