California State University , Northridge
Which school did C. Richard Tracy go to before Nov 1965?
C . Richard Tracy C . Richard ( Dick ) Tracy is an American biologist , a professor of biology at the University of Nevada , Reno . Tracy earned bachelors and masters degrees in biology at California State University , Northridge in 1966 and 1968 , and then moved to the University of Wisconsin–Madison , where he earned a Ph.D . in zoology in 1972 . After postdoctoral studies in Madison , he held a faculty position at Colorado State University from 1974 to 1995 , when he moved to the University of Nevada , Reno . In 1980 , Tracy visited the University of Washington in Seattle as a Guggenheim Fellow . Tracys research includes physiological ecology and biophysical ecology , as well as population biology and conservation biology , largely of reptiles and amphibians . His modeling research on the biophysical ecology of amphibians is considered foundational to our understanding of the ways in which amphibians interact with their physical environments . He has also conducted research on reptilian herbivores including Galapagos Land Iguana , Chuckwallas , and the federally listed desert tortoise . He has served on the desert tortoise recovery team , and chaired the assessment committee for the U.S . governments desert tortoise recovery plan . Education . He received a B.A . in 1966 in biology from the California State University , Northridge . He received an M.S . in 1968 in biology from California State University , Northridge . He received a Ph.D . in 1972 in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison From 1974 to 1995 Tracy was a member of the faculty at Colorado State University . He has taught at the University of Wisconsin , the University of Washington , the University of Puerto Rico , and Pepperdine University . Tracy has also taught at the biological stations administered by the University of Nebraska , Colorado State University , and the University of Michigan . He has served as major professor for 45 graduate students and 13 postdocs . Twenty-four of his Ph.D . students and postdocs have become professors at colleges and universities all over the world , and seven are scientists in the U.S . Geological Service . He maintains a diverse research program including pure and applied projects in physiology , ecology , and conservation biology that has resulted in more than 170 publications . Several projects incorporate principles , data , and analyses into strategies for preserving sensitive biological resources and for conservation planning . Tracy has been honored as Best Graduate Advisor with three separate awards : - Vada Trimble Outstanding Mentor Award 1999 - UNR Graduate Advisor of the Year 2008 - Nevada System of Higher Education Most Outstanding Graduate Advisor in the university system 2008 Honors . - Fellow , John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Fellow , American Association for the Advancement of Science - Distinguished Scholar , Pepperdine University - University Fellow , University of Wisconsin - Fellow , Association of Western Universities - Service Award , American Society of Zoologists - Keynote Speaker , Southwest Association of Animal Biologists - Conservation Award , Desert Tortoise Council - Service Award , U.S . Fish and Wildlife Service - Top Director of Graduate Studies Award , UNR Graduate Students’ Association , 1998 - Vada Trimble Outstanding Mentor Award , UNR Graduate Students’ Association , 1999 - Honored Commencement Speaker , California State University , Northridge , 2003 - Best Graduate Mentor , University of Nevada , Reno , 2008 - Best Graduate Mentor , Nevada System of Higher Education , Nevada , 2008 Patronyms . - Scientific Name : Liolaemus dicktracyi - Species Authority : Espinoza & Lobo , 2003 ~ R.E . Espinoza and F . Lobo . 2003 . Two new species of Liolaemus lizards from northwestern Argentina : speciation within the northern subclade of the elongates group Iguania:Liolaemidae ) . Herpetologica 59 ( 1 ) : 89-105 . - The Argentinian lizard species Liolaemus dicktracyi was named after C . Richard Tracy . *Liolaemus dicktracyi is known only from the immediate vicinity of the type locality , Portezuelo Blanco , 26.5 km west of Famatina on road to Cueva de Perez , Sierra de Famatina , Departamento Famatina , La Rioja , Argentina and a site 8.4 km southeast of the type locality . The area in which this species is distributed is approximately 596 km² . It occurs between 2,600 and 2,800 m above sea level . Liolaemus dicktracyi is found in rocky areas of steep cliffs and hillsides in pre-puna habitat , which is characterized by grasses and small shrubs . Professional society memberships . - American Association for the Advancement of Science [ Fellow ] - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - American Society of Naturalists - Desert Tortoise Council - Ecological Society of America - Herpetologists’ League - International Iguana Society - Order of Sigma Xi - Society of Conservation Biologists - Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology - Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Public service roles . Tracys public service roles include : - Advisor on the original Desert Tortoise Recovery Team for the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Chair of the Houston Toad Recovery Team - Advisor to the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan - Chair of the Science Assessment Committee for the Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan - Chief Science Advisor for Clark County , Nevada - Science Advisor to the Fish and Wildlife Service on desert tortoise conservation - Science Advisor for The Nature Conservancy and the Great Basin Bird Observatory in Nevada In 2004 , Tracy was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . External links . - Personal web site