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Kannowski, Paul B.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Paul Bruno Kannowski was born on August 11, 1927 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was the son of Max and Frances Kannowski. He attended Grand Forks Central High School, participating in the junior class play, the golf team, and was student chair of the war bond and stamp drive. He graduated in 1944. Continuing his education, he enrolled at the University of North Dakota, and was involved in the religious student organization Canterbury Club and was a member of Sigma Chi. Kannowski entered the United States Navy on August 21, 1945. He separated at Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 20, 1946. He returned to the University of North Dakota and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Science, Literature, and Arts on June 10, 1949. He received a Masters of Science degree in biology from UND in June 1952, and a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in February 1957. Kannowski was an assistant professor of biology at the University of North Dakota from 1957 to 1960, and then became an associate professor until 1969. He became professor until his retirement in 1990, and was named Professor Emeritus of Biology in 1991. He was chair of the department from 1963 to 1970 and 1982 to 1988. Kannowski received numerous honors and awards, including the Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship of the National Science Foundation (1966-67), the Award for Outstanding Scientific Research from the UND Chapter of Sigma Xi (1978), and the Professional Award, Central Mountains and Plains Section, of the Wildlife Society (1988). Actively involved in many organizations, Kannowski held memberships in the Entomological Society of America, North Dakota Academy of Science, the Nature Conservancy, and the American Society of Zoologists.
In Memorium
Paul B. Kannowski, 88, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, September 3, 2015 in his home.
Paul Brunno Kannowski was born on 11 August 1927 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Max Bruno and Frances Burdick Kannowski. His father was the Superintendent of Parks, a position his mother also occupied after his father’s death in 1933. He graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1944 and attended the University of North Dakota for one year. In July of 1945 he enlisted in the US Navy; after boot camp in San Diego, CA, he served in the fleet of occupation aboard the USS Baltimore, a heavy cruiser, at the Kure Naval Base in Japan. After his discharge from the Navy, he returned to the University of North Dakota, receiving the B.S. degree in 1949 and M.S. degree in 1952. He then continued his education at the University of Michigan, receiving the P. D. degree in Zoology in 1957.
He began his academic career in 1956 at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. In 1957 he returned to the University of North Dakota as an assistant professor in biology. He served there for 33years, retiring in 1990 as Professor Emeritus of Biology. During his tenure at the University he served fifteen years as the Director of the Institute for Ecological Studies and 13 years as the Chairman of the Biology Department. While at the University he carried out research on behavior and ecology, especially on ants and other soil –inhabiting insects. He was the recipient of grants from the National Science Foundation. He published two books and many scientific articles and reports.
He founded The Prairie Naturalist, a quarterly scientific journal, and served as editor for 27 years. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Explorers Club.
ANT TAXONOMY
Research on the role of pheromones in courtship and mating behavior in insects, esp. ants
PUBLICATIONS
- Kannowski, P. B. 1956b. Ecological distribution of certain bog ants of southeastern Michigan. [Abstract.]. Proceedings of the North Central Branch. Entomological Society of America 11:54.
- Kannowski, P. B. 1959b. The flight activities and colony-founding behavior of bog ants in southeastern Michigan. Insectes Sociaux 6:115-162.
- Kannowski, P. B. 1962. The flight activities of formicine ants. [Abstract.]. Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science 16:34-35.
- Kannowski, P. B. 1963. The flight activities of formicine ants. Symposia Genetica et Biologica Italica 12:74-102.
- Kannowski, P. B. 1967. Colony populations of two species of Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 60:1246-1252.
- Kannowski, P. B. 1969. Daily and seasonal periodicities in the nuptial flights of neotropical ants. I. Dorylinae. Pp. 77-83 in: Ernst, E. et al. (eds.) 1969. International Union for the Study of Social Insects. VI Congress. Bern 15-20 September 1969. Proceedings. Bern: Organizing Committee of the VI Congress IUSSI, 309 pp.
- Noyce, K. V.; Kannowski, P. B.; Riggs, M. R. 1997. Black bears as ant-eaters: seasonal associations between bear myrmecophagy and ant ecology in north-central Minnesota. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75:1671-1686.