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Person
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Progulske, Donald
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Description area
Dates of existence
1923-2016
History
Dr. Donald R. Progulske (1923-2016) was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up an avid lover of nature. He graduated from Springfield Technical High School and was accepted into the Navy V12 program, studying at Harvard. He met his wife Eunice Hopler during World War II. Donald earned his B.S. from the University of Massachusetts, his M.S. from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. He worked at SDSU from 1956-1972 and served as head of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from 1963-1972. After working at SDSU, he served as a chair of the Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for eighteen years.