Paul B. Kannowski Papers, 1956-1964, 1997-1998
Collection Overview
Title: Paul B. Kannowski Papers, 1956-1964, 1997-1998
ID: OGLMC683
Primary Creator: Kannowski, Paul B. (1927-2015)
Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet
Subjects: University of North Dakota - Alumni, University of North Dakota - Faculty
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
Paul Bruno Kannowski was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1927. 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 Master of Science degree in biology from UND in June 1952, and a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Michigan 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.
Kannowski and his wife, Phyllis, had two children: Katherine and Mark. Paul Kannowski died September 3, 2015, in Grand Forks.
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Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional material was donated by Paul B. Kannowski, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 8, 1992 and June 11, 1998 (98-2205).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Transferred from the UND Biographical File; 81-841
Related Materials:
Frances Kannowski Papers: OGLMC 1454
Max B. Kannowski Papers: OGLMC 1476
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Paul Kannowski Papers. OGLMC 683, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in November 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Articles written by Kannowski
- Item 1: "The Ants of Ramsey County, North Dakota." The American Midland Naturalist: July 1956.
- Item 2: "The Use of Radioactive Phosphorus in the Study of Colony Distribution of the Ant Lasius Minutus." Ecology: January 1959.
- Item 3: "The Flight Activities of Dolichaderus (Hypoclinea) Taschenbergi (Hymenooptera: Formicidae)." Annals of the Entomological Society of America: November 1959.
- Item 4: "The Mating Activities of the Ant Myrmica Americana Weber." Ohio Journal of Science: November 1957.
- Item 5: "Notes on the Ant Leptothorax Provancheri Emery." Psyche: March 1957.
- Item 6: "Swarming of the Ant Stenamma brevicorne (Mayr)." Entomological News: November 1958.
- Item 7: "Notes on the Ant Novomessor Manni Wheeler and Creighton." Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan: June 1954.
- Item 8: "The Flight Activities and Colony-founding Behavior of Bog Ants in Southeastern Michigan." Insectes Sociaux: 1959.
- Item 1: "The Ants of Ramsey County, North Dakota." The American Midland Naturalist: July 1956.
- Folder 2: Purpose of Science Institute
- Folder 3: National Science Foundation Operation of Academic Year Institutes (1961-1964)
- Folder 4: National Science Foundation and Academic Year Institute Correspondence (1962, 1964)
- Folder 5: Correspondence regarding symposiums in various areas of science
- Folder 6: Summer Science Institute Schedules (1963-1964)
- Folder 7: General Announcements (1964)
- Folder 8: UND Summer Science Institute Sources of films (1964, 1965)
- Folder 9: Class lists for Summer Science Institute (1963-1964)
- Folder 10: Information on staff of Summer Science Institute for 1964
- Folder 11: General, staff, and council meeting agendas (1963-1964)
- Folder 12: Summer Science Institute applicant ratings (1961)
- Folder 13: Summer Science Institute applicant ratings (1961-1962)
- Folder 14: Summer Science Institute applicant ratings (1962)
- Folder 15: Summer Science Institute applicant ratings (1962-1963)
- Folder 16: Summer Science Institute applicant ratings (1963)
- Folder 17: Summer Science Institute applicant ratings (undated)
- Folder 18: Summer Science Institute geographical distribution
- Folder 19: Summer Science Institute participant evaluations (1961)
- Folder 20: Chemistry exams and experiments
- Folder 21: Program for Master of Science Teaching Degree
- Folder 22: UND Summer Science Institute Winnipeg field trip (1964)
- Folder 23: Memphis bus tour (1964)
- Folder 24: Other National Science Foundation sponsored study programs in Massachusetts, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Louisiana
- Folder 25: Newspaper articles
- Folder 26: Vitae
- Folder 27: Articles written by Kannowski
- Folder 1: Articles written by Kannowski
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