Former College of Sciences dean 约瑟夫·丹尼尔 dies
2月 17, 2016
约瑟夫·丹尼尔
约瑟夫·C. 丹尼尔, the former dean of Old Dominion University's College of Sciences and internationally recognized as an expert in reproductive biology, 2月去世. 15 at his Norfolk home.
A memorial celebration for 丹尼尔 will be held Thursday, Feb. 下午6点18分.m. 在H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, 1501 Colonial Ave. 在诺福克.
丹尼尔 earned several Fulbright awards around the world and worked on the first human 在体外 fertilization studies. Born in Murphysboro, Ill.丹尼尔是一名美国学生.S. Navy veteran and attended St. Louis University, receiving a degree in biology. He earned advanced degrees at the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado. Early in his teaching career, he worked with two future Nobel laureates at the University of Cambridge and in Nairobi, 肯尼亚, where he was a Fulbright scholar.
丹尼尔 came to Old Dominion in 1984 as dean of the School of Sciences and 健康 Professions. When the University reorganized in 1986, he became dean of the College of Sciences. He stepped down from that role in 1991 to return to teaching and research before retiring in 1994 as professor emeritus of biological sciences and dean emeritus.
丹尼尔 wrote more than 200 publications and received external funding totaling more than $2 million. With a deep interest in animal behavior, his research focused on mammalian embryology and reproductive physiology, and he won international recognition of his pioneering work with uterine proteins and early mammalian development.
After his retirement from the University, 丹尼尔 continued to pursue some of his research interests, including the communication, breeding and general biology of the rhinoceros. Most of this work was done with captive animals in zoos, with an occasional trip to Africa to conduct research on wild rhinos in their natural habitat.
丹尼尔 also loved dogs and wrote three dog-related books, including "Charles the Lion Dog" in 2013, an illustrated story based on the real-life local dog that has become an unofficial Old Dominion mascot.
The 丹尼尔 family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Guiding Eyes for the Blind.