Stanley A. Temple

Title 

Beers-Bascom Professor Emeritus in Conservation, Professor Emeritus Forest and Wildlife Ecology and Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies 
 

Contact Information 

A 221 Russell Labs 
1630 Linden Drive 
Madison, WI 53706 

(608) 263-6827 

satemple@wisc.edu  

Background 
  
BSc  Cornell University Biological Sciences 1964-68 
MSc  Cornell University Ecology & Evolutionary Biology  1968-70 
PhD  Cornell University Vertebrate Zoology 1970-73 

Responsibility

Stan Temple retired in 2007 from a distinguished 32-year academic career in conservation and ecology, and now continues his life work as Senior Fellow and Science Advisor with the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Among his 326 publications are major contributions to conservation biology and endangered species management. He worked in 28 different countries and with some of the world's most endangered species. He was the first Beers‑Bascom Professor in Conservation; he received the highest honors from the Society for Conservation Biology (which he helped found) and the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology; he is a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union, the Explorer's Club, the New York Zoological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to his faculty position in Forest and Wildlife Ecology, he held appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Environmental Toxicology Center, and he was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of the West Indies. He played a lead role in creating the degree program in "Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development" and served as the program’s Chair. He won every University of Wisconsin teaching award for which he was eligible. He held leadership positions in many conservation organizations, including President of The Society for Conservation Biology, Secretary of International Council for Bird Preservation, and Chairman of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.  Service on editorial boards included Auk, Ecological Applications, Conservation Biology, Forest Science, Bird Conservation (which he founded), and The Passenger Pigeon. His 75 graduate students have assumed positions of leadership in conservation throughout the world.

ELECTED OFFICES AND AWARDS

AMERICAN   ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE:  Fellow (1995-present)
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES:  Council Member (1991-95).
AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION:  Fellow (1987-present), Elective Member (1978-87), Chairman of Local Committee for Annual Meeting (1978), Chairman of Nominations Committee (1986-1988), Member Conservation Committee (1976-2006).
BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL:  Research Associate (1993-2005).
CHEVRON CONSERVATION AWARD:  Awardee in 1992.
CORNELL LABORATORY OF ORNITHOLOGY:  Board of Directors (1986-2004).
COUNCIL OF BIOLOGICAL EDITORS:  Council Member (1986-2001).
ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF  AMERICA: Associate Editor and Editorial Board (1995-2001)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:  Science Advisory Panel (1986-1988).
EXPLORER'S CLUB:  Research Fellow (1978-present).
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM:  Visiting Fulbright Professor, University of The West Indies, Trinidad (1994-95)
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BIRD PRESERVATION:  Board of Directors (1976‑78, 1980-present), Secretary (1978-80), Editor of Bird Conservation (1980-86).
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION:  Board of Advisors (1977-present).
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES:  Member of Species Survival Commission (1977-present).
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:  National Research Council, Committee Member (1986-87), Committee Member (1987-88), Committee Member (1989-91).
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY:  Chairman of the Board (1990-92),  Vice-chairman of Board (1988-90), Chairman of Projects Committee (1988-90), Board of Trustees (1987-present).
NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY:  Conservation Fellow (1972-85).
ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES:  Board of Directors (1992-present).
RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION:  Board of Directors (1976-84).
SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY:   President (1991-93), President-elect (1990-91), Associate Editor of Conservation Biology (1988-1992), Chairman of Nominations Committee (1987-89), Award for Distinguished Achievements in Conservation Biology (1989), Board of Governors (1987-present), White Lady's Slipper Award for Outstanding Service (1994).
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS:  Associate Editor, Editorial Board, Forest Science (1994-1998).
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN:  Beers-Bascom Professorship in Conservation (1980-present), Amoco Award for Excellence in Teaching (1984), College Excellence in Teaching Award (1981).
WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY:   Editor of The Passenger Pigeon (1987-93), Golden Passenger Pigeon Award for outstanding contributions to ornithology (1990), Board of Directors (1978-present), Chairman of Research Committee (1978-1988), Silver Passenger Pigeon Award for outstanding contributions to the Society (1993).
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY:  Award for Outstanding Contributions to Conservation (1994).

Previous Employment 

Cornell University, Laboratory of Ornithology,  Research Associate, 1975-76 

World Wildlife Fund and International Council for Bird Preservation, Conservation Biologist working on Indian Ocean Islands, 1972-75 

Cornell University, Division of Biological Sciences, Teaching Assistant and Curator of Bird Collection,1967-72 

Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Associate Curator, 1964-69