Occupation: Paleontologist; Professor
Born: Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1941
Education:
PhD, Yale University (1968)
AB, Princeton University, Summa Cum Laude (1963)
Career:
Research Professor, Department of Biology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (2019-Present)
Research Associate, The Smithsonian Institution (2019-Present)
Research Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa (2005-2019)
Chairman, MS Program in Environmental Sciences and Policy, The Johns Hopkins University (1993-2005)
Professor, The Johns Hopkins University (1974-2005)
Chairman, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University (1987-1988)
Associate Professor, The Johns Hopkins University (1971-1974)
Assistant Professor of Paleobiology, The Johns Hopkins University (1969-1971)
Assistant Professor, University of Rochester (1967-1969)
Paleontologist, Professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Career Related:
Member, Board of Earth Sciences, National Research Council (1985-Present); Associate in Research, Smithsonian Institution (1972-Present); Executive Member, Steering Committee, National Research Council (2004); Member, Committee on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, National Research Council (1990-1996); Executive Member, Steering Committee, National Research Council (1988); Vice Chairman, Board of Earth Sciences, National Research Council (1988); Member, Board of Earth Sciences Resources, National Research Council (1988); Member, Committee on Solid Earth Sciences, National Research Council
Creative Works:
Editorial Board Member, Paleobiology (1988-Present); Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Science (1975-Present); Editorial Board Member, Evolutionary Theory (1973-Present); Co-Author, “Earth System History” (1999); Co-Author, “Children of the Ice Age: How a Global Catastrophe Allowed Humans to Evolve” (1996); Co-Author, “Exploring Earth and Life Through Time” (1992); Co-Author, “Extinction” (1987); Co-Author, “Earth and Life Through Time” (1986); Co-Author, “The New Evolutionary Timetable: Fossils, Genes, and the Origin of Species” (1981); Co-Author, “Macroevolution: Pattern and Process” (1979); Editorial Board Member, Paleobiology (1975-1982); Co-Author, “Principles of Paleontology” (1971); Author, “Relation of Shell Form to Life Habits in the Bivalvia” (1970)
Awards:
Recipient, Penrose Medal, Geological Society of America (2013); Recipient, Twenhofel Medal, Society for Sedimentary Geology (2008); Recipient, Medal, Paleontological Society (2007); Recipient, Mary Clark Thompson Medal, National Academy of Sciences (2006); Recipient, James H. Shea Award, National Association of Geoscience Teachers (2004); Recipient, Bownocker Medal, The Ohio State University (1997); Recipient, Outstanding Technology Paper Award, Washington Geological Society (1986); Guggenheim Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1981); Recipient, Charles Schuchert Award, Paleontological Society (1977); Recipient, Allan C. Davis Medal, Maryland Academy of Sciences (1973); Recipient, Outstanding Paper Award, Journal of Paleontology (1968); Fellow, National Academy of Sciences; Honoree, MWW Outstanding Humanitarians
Memberships:
President, American Geosciences Institute (2001-Present); Councilor, Geological Society of America (2002-2005); Member, Executive Committee, American Geosciences Institute (1996-1999); President, The Paleontological Society (1993-1994); Senior Councilor, The Paleontological Society (1991-1993); Member, Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation (1990-1993); Councilor, Society for the Study of Evolution (1982-1984); Chairman, Penrose Committee, Geological Society of America (1978); Councilor, Paleontological Society (1976-1977); Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Member, Public Affairs Committee, American Geophysical Union; Member, Paleontological Research Institution; Member, National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Member, Society for Sedimentary Geology
Family:
Son of William Thomas Stanley and Mildred Elizabeth (Baker) Stanley
One Daughter
Hobbies:
Landscape architecture; Gardening
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2019, 72nd Edition (pub. 2019)
Who’s Who in America – 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in America – 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in America – 2014, 68th Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in America – 2013, 67th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in America – 2012, 66th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in America – 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in America – 2010, 64th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in America – 2009, 63rd Edition (pub. 2008)
Who’s Who in America – 2008, 62nd Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in America – 2007, 61st Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in America – 2006, 60th Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in America – 2005, 59th Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in America – 2004, 58th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in America – 2003, 57th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in America – 2002, 56th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in America – 2001, 55th Edition (pub. 2000)
Who’s Who in America – 2000, 54th Edition (pub. 1999)
Who’s Who in America – 1999, 53rd Edition (pub. 1998)
Who’s Who in America – 1998, 52nd Edition (pub. 1997)
Who’s Who in America – 1997, 51st Edition (pub. 1996)
Who’s Who in America – 1996, 50th Edition (pub. 1995)
Who’s Who in America – 1995, 49th Edition (pub. 1994)
Who’s Who in America – 1992-1993, 47th Edition (pub. 1992)
Who’s Who in America – 1990-1991, 46th Edition (pub. 1990)
Who’s Who in America – 1989-1990, 45th Edition (pub. 1988)
Who’s Who in America – 1987-1988, 44th Edition (pub. 1986)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2016-2017, 12th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2011-2012, 11th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2008-2009, 10th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2006-2007, 9th Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2005-2006, 8th Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2003-2004, 7th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2002-2003, 6th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2000-2001, 5th Edition (pub. 1999)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 1998-1999, 4th Edition (pub. 1997)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 1996-1997, 3rd Edition (pub. 1996)
Who’s Who in the East – 2012, 39th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in the East – 2011, 38th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in the East – 2010, 37th Edition (pub. 2009)
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Who’s Who in the East – 2006, 33rd Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in the East – 2005, 32nd Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in the East – 2003, 30th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in the East – 2002, 29th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in the West – 2016, 43rd Edition (pub. 2015)
Who’s Who in the West – 2015, 42nd Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in the West – 2014, 41st Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the West – 2013, 40th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in the West – 2012, 39th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in the West – 2011, 38th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in the West – 2010, 37th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in the World – 2016, 33rd Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in the World – 2015, 32nd Edition (pub. 2014)
