Andy Jones, a native of Kingsport, TN and one of the most promising young bird researchers in America, today was named Curator of Birds and head of the Department of Ornithology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, Ohio. This morning he flew from Minnesota to Cleveland to complete a multi-step interview process and signed agreements for employment. In February he will stand defense of his doctoral research at the University of Minnesota where he has been a student of the prominent ornithologist, Dr. Robert Zink. He reports to The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in March. He will conduct and direct ornithological research for the museum as well as maintain the bird collection. Curators at the museum care for over four million specimens in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, geology, paleontology, zoology (including ornithology) and wildlife biology. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a world-class destination for visitors and researchers. This 200,000-square-foot facility features galleries and exhibit spaces, a new planetarium, observatory, museum store, newly renovated outdoor live animal area and courtyard with gardens that feature native Ohio fauna and a waterfowl pond. The Museum also houses labs for scientists working in 11 disciplines and collections storage facilities. Used for scientific research, their work is the basis for interpretive exhibits and educational programs offered to the public. Since 1920, the Museum has served as an outstanding resource for public education and environmental conservation. The museum maintain ever-growing collections and programs that benefit over 300,000 visitors each year. In late September, he was awarded the attractive reseach recognition by the Bristol Bird Club as a "Stephen M. Russell Graduate Lectureship" -- honoring outstanding doctorate degree candidates in ornithology. He is the third candidate honored by this BBC program. He was the speak at the annual BBC banquet. He is a graduate of Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett High School. He earned his B.S. at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville where he was active in the Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and served as a chapter officer. A finishing Ph.D. candidate at the famous Bell Museum of Natural History, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior of the University of Minnesota, he has recently raised eyebrows among ornithologists in this hemisphere. His molecular research publication of tern pyhlogeny, is gaining widespread recoginition. His proposal for a new genus of terns is being considered by the South American Checklist Committee (SACC). Andy worked two summers as a park naturalist at Steele Creek Park Nature Center in Bristol, TN. On Jan. 1, 2006, he completed 10 years of participation on the Bristol Christmas Bird Count. Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count in which the birds you report were seen. The actual date of observation should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________