James W. Porter (ecologist) explained

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]}

Notes and References

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