Donald Walter Duszynski
Biologist, educator
Born Jul. 28, 1943, Chicago (IL), U.S.; son of Walter and Martha (Woronowicz); married Lee Couch (Keagy); children: Melissa, Jeff, Derek, Devin.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Wisconsin State University, River Falls, 1966; Master of Science (M.S.) (in zoology), 1968, Ph.D. (in parasitology), 1970, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.
Career: asistant prof., 1970-74, associate prof., 1974-79, prof., 1979 -, chairman, 1982-91, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; senior research scientist, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, 1976-77; visiting associate prof., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1977; research affiliate, Manter Laboratory, University of Nebraska.
Author: advertising editor, 1974-84, editorial board member, 1985-87, Journal of Protozoology; over 90 scientific articles, book chapters, various reviews in professional journals.
Member of, i.a.; International Oceanographic Foundation; Institute of Biological Sciences; American Microscopical Society; president, Southwestern chapter, American Society of Parasitologists (national nominating committee chairman, 1977-78, president, Rocky Mt. Conference, 1979-80, national program officer, 1987-93); Society of Protozoologists; Helminthological Society of Washington; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); National Wildlife Federation; Wildlife Disease Association; Beer Drinkers of America.
Honors: fellowships, National Science Foundation (NSF) - Ford Foundation, National Institutes of Health (NIH) - United States Public Health Service (USPHS); listed in: Who's Who in Science & Technology, Who 's Who in the Western U.S., Who's Who in America.
Affiliation: Independent.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Hobbies: swimming, scuba diving, travel.
Office: University of New Mexico, Department of Biology, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996