Edward J. Cushing papers

Edward John Cushing was born on November 15, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri (1). He earned his B.A. from Washington University in 1954, received a diploma of the Graduate School for Foriegn Students at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark in 1961, and his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in 1963. Cushing was a NATO postdoctoral fellow at the University College of North Wales, Bangor from 1966 to 1967. He began working at the University of Minnesota in 1961, where he taught classes in the Department of Geology. He became an assistant professor for the Department of Geology and Geophysics in 1964, an assistant professor for the Department of Botany in 1967, and an associate professor for the Department of Botany in 1969 (1). He continued working at the university until his retirement as professor emeritus in 2006 (2).

His primary research interests include the ecology and paleoecology of vegetation and landscapes, phytogeography, quaternary vegetation history of Minnesota and Indonesia, and pollen and spore morphology and analysis (1). Alongside his research, Cushing was a member of many scientific societies, including the Geological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association for Quaternary Research, and the British Ecological Society (1).

References:

(1) Biographical File, Cushing, Edward J., Information files collection, University Archives.

(2) Student/Staff Directory, 2006-2007.