[TN-Bird] Re: Val Nolan (1921-2008)
- From: "Charles Nicholson" <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>, "'TN-Bird'" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:19:14 -0400
Val Nolan and his widow, Ellen Ketterson, also had a Tennessee connection.
Much of Ketterson's research focused on the physiology and migration of
dark-eyed juncoes, during both the breeding season and the non-breeding
season. For the non-breeding season work, one of their sites for trapping
birds to study was near Nashville. I don't remember all of the details of
this, but some NTOS members provided advice on where to trap birds and/or
assisted in their trapping expeditions. Maybe Mike Bierly or some of the
other long-time NTOS members can provide more detail on this. Some of the
publications that used Tennessee birds include:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v110n02/p0279-p0285.pdf
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v104n02/p0303-p0310.pdf
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Wilson/v095n04/p0603-p0620.pdf
Chuck Nicholson
Norris, TN
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Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:14 PM
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Subject: [TN-Bird] Val Nolan (1921-2008)
I just learned of the passing back in March of a renowned ornithologist and
a wonderful, fascinating person; Dr. Val Nolan. Val graduated with highest
honors from Indiana University with a history degree. He then served briefly
as a US Marshall and then joined the US Secret Service, and was assigned to
the security detail of President Franklin D. Roosevelt! He left the Secret
Service in 1943 and joined the US Navy, where he graduated first in his
class from the US Navy's Japanese Language School. Initially, he was
assigned to an amphibious group and interrogated Japanese prisoners. He was
then assigned to the railroad section as an interpreter, working to
determine how successful the bombing of the Japanese railroads had been. He
also spoke Latin, Classical Greek, German, and French. After the war, he
went to the Indiana University law school, where he again graduated first in
his class, and joined the IU law school faculty from 1949-1985. During this
time, he also pursued his deep interest in the ecology, evolution, and
behavior of birds, joining the Department of Zoology in 1965. His 20-year
study of individually marked Prairie Warblers is still recognized as a
spectacular and landmark achievement and led to numerous scholarly honors,
including a Guggenheim Fellow and two lifetime achievement awards from
ornithological societies. Despite all of his talents and accolades, he was a
very humble, humorous, and personable man. His widow, Ellen Ketterson, is
also a prominent ornithologist, and together they made huge contributions to
ornithology, as well as science in general.
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
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