About Dr. Stanford

Jack joined the Biological Station as an Associate Professor in 1978, while teaching at the University of North Texas. In 1980, he accepted the position of Director at FLBS.

Professional Experience and Education

• Jessie M. Bierman Professor of Ecology, The University of Montana 1986 - present
• Director, Flathead Lake Biological Station 1980 - present
• Associate Professor of Biology, University of North Texas 1974-1980
• Ph.D. University of Utah 1975
• M.S. Colorado State University 1971
• B.S. Colorado State University 1969

Current Professional Service

• Regulated Rivers: Research and Management (Editorial Board 1986-present; America's Editor, 1996-1999)
• Ecological Applications (Board of Editors, 1996-1999)
• Academic Press (Board of Editors, Aquatic Series, 1994-present)
• Chairman, Council of Aquatic Sciences
• Executive Committee, Organization of Biological Field Stations

Professional Memberships

• North American Benthological Society (Executive Committee 1979, 1987, 1988; Program Chair 1996, President 1996-97)
• Ecological Society of America (Public Affairs Comm. 1993-1996)
• Organization of Biological Field Stations (President 1996-1998, Executive Comm. 1996-2000)
• Council of Aquatic Sciences (Chair 1998-to present)
• International Society for Theoretical and Applied Limnology (National Representative, 2001-2004)
• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Institute of Biological Sciences
• Society for Conservation Biology
• Northwest Scientific Association
• American Fisheries Society
• Montana Academy of Science
• Sigma Xi
• North American Lake Management Society
• Association of Ecosystem Research Centers

Honors

• Fellowship, Nordic Council for Ecology, Universities of Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, Norway (1980)
• Awarded distinguished and endowed professorship, University of Montana (1986)
• Fellowship, Foundation for Research Development, Republic of South Africa (1989)
• Golden Trout Award for Professional Service, West Slope Chapter, Trout Unlimited (1991)
• Nominated for PEW Scholarship in Conservation and the Environment (1995)
• Recipient of the Mershon Award of the Montana Academy of Science for Outstanding Scholarship (1996)
• Elected President of the North American Benthological Society (1996-1997)
• Elected President of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (1996-1998)
• Distinguished Scholar, The University of Montana (1997)
• Candidate for President of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (1998)
• Nominated for the Earle A Chiles Award (1999)
• Named a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (2000)
• Award of Merit issued by the Society for Technical Communication for a paper in Fisheries titled "Return to the River: Scientific issues in the restoration of salmonid fishes in the Columbia River," (2001).

Other Activities

• Gratis Consultant to The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, Gunnison River (Colorado) Coalition.
• Board Member - Flathead Lakers, a conservation organization dedicated to the protection of Flathead Lake (1986 - 1990)
• Member - Finley Point Volunteer Fire Department (1985 - 1994)
• Co-operator - Yellow Bay Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (1980 - Present)
• Public Speaker on Environmental Issues in America (10-15 invited presentations per year in Montana and other states)
• Presentations to the U.S. Congress on environmental issues: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (hearings on clean water and endangered species); Senate Subcommittee on Science and Technology (hearings on salmon restoration).
• Co-operator (with B. K. Ellis) of Duckhaven Ranch, a 280-acre grain farm and intermountain prairie wetlands restoration site located adjacent to the Ninepipes National Waterfowl Production Area, Ronan, Montana (1990-present).