>Society Officers
Bill Franzin
President
Laughing Water Arts and Science, Inc.
1006 Kilkenny Drive
Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 5A5
TEL: (204) 219-9018
FAX: (204)call ahead
Bill obtained a B.Sc. (Hons.) in zoology from the University of British Columbia in 1967, and then moved to the University of Manitoba and earned a M.Sc. in fish biochemical genetics (1970) and a Ph.D. in lake whitefish zoogeography (1974). Bill has been an active research scientist at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg since 1975. As an adjunct professor in the University of Manitoba Zoology Department since 1985, He has supervised or cosupervised 10 graduate students at the masters and doctoral levels. His broad interests have included the effects of heavy metal pollution on aquatic ecosystems, fish genetics, walleye stocking, instream flow issues, invasive aquatic species, and species at risk. He has authored or coauthored 45 published papers and reports, made dozens of presentations at scientific meetings, edited numerous scientific papers, and contributed to countless departmental submissions and reviews.
Wayne Hubert
First VicePresident
U.S. Geological Survey
Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
University of Wyoming
Department 3166
Laramie, WY 82071
Wayne A. Hubert is the leader of the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and a professor in the Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming. He received his B.S. (1969) from Illinois State University, M.S. (1972) from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech (1979). He served as an aquatic biologist with the Tennessee Valley Authority from 1972 to 1979 and as the assistant leader of the Iowa Cooperative Fisheries Research at Iowa State University from 1979 to 1982. He became the assistant leader-fisheries at the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 1982 and leader of the unit in 2005. His research has focused on relationships between fishes and their habitats, particularly in lotic systems of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. He has advised or co-advised over 80 graduate students and authored or co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
Mary C. Fabrizio
Past President
Dept of Fisheries Science
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
P.O. Box 1346
Gloucester Pt. , VA 23062
TEL: (804) 6847308
FAX: (804) 684 - 7327
Mary C. Fabrizio is an associate professor in the Department of Fisheries Science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. She graduated Summa cum Laude in biological sciences from Fordham University (1978) and completed her Ph.D. in biological oceanography at the University of Rhode Island (1985). Fabrizio worked with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and as a fisheries consultant at the EPA lab in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Between 1991 and 2000, she worked as a research biologist and section chief at the Great Lakes Science Center and held an adjunct faculty appointment at Michigan State University. She has also served as the Chief of the Behavioral Ecology Branch at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Highlands, New Jersey. Her interest in fish population dynamics focuses on research motivated by natural resources issues, particularly conservation issues. Fabrizio has published more than 30 peerreviewed publications and 26 technical reports. She is a fellow with the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, and a National Research Council post doctoral advisor.
Don Jackson
President Elect
MS State University
Box 9690
Department Wildlife and Fisheries
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Donald C. Jackson is a professor with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University. He received his B.S. (1973) andM.S. (1977) from the University of Arkansas. Following two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia, Jackson began doctoral studies, receiving a Ph.D. from Auburn University in 1985. He spent one year at the University of Alaska on a postdoctoral teaching appointment before joining he Mississippi State University faculty. His primary professional interests are river fisheries and international development. He is probably best known for his work with floodplain rivers and catfishes. Jackson has advised 1 4 M.S. and 8 Ph.D. students, and is author or coauthor of over 60 peer reviewed publications.
Bill Fisher
Second Vice President
U.S. Geological Survey
New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
William L. Fisher is a research fishery biologist and leader of the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and an associate professor in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. He received his B.S. (1977) from University of Louisville, M.S. (1977) from DePauw University, and Ph.D. from University of Louisville (1987). He served as a water quality biologist with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (1979-1980), and stream ecologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Auburn University (1989-1991), and assistant leader of the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Oklahoma State University (1991-2008). His research focuses on: applications of geographic information systems in fisheries, management of recreational fisheries, conservation of rare and declining fishes, and sustainable water resources management. He has advised or co-advised 20 graduate students, authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and co-edited the AFS book titled Geographic Information Systems in Fisheries in 2004.
