James R. King

James Roger King (1927–1991) was an American ornithologist, specializing in avian physiology.

Biography After graduating from Santa Clara High School, King served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. He then matriculated at San Jose State College, where he graduated in 1950 with a B.A. in biological and physical sciences. King became a graduate student at Washington State College, where he graduated in zoology with an M.A. in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1957. His doctoral thesis, supervised by Donald S. Farner, dealt with "premigratory adiposity in the White-crowned Sparrow". In the zoology department Washington State University, he was from 1960 to 1962 an assistant professor, from 1962 to 1967 an associate professor, and from 1967 until his death a full professor. He was the chair of the department from 1972 to 1978. Washington State University's Department of Zoology annually awards a James R. King Memorial Fellowship for graduate students. 1974 — Brewster Medal of the American Ornithologists' Union 1979 — Washington State University Distinguished Faculty Award 1980–1982 — President of the American Ornithologists' Union

Selected publications

1969 1972

As editor