Maurice Houston Field:  

Life I was named Professor Emeritus of Science Education, 06/30/01, at The University of Tennessee at Martin after 37 years of service as a teacher and administrator. Formerly I was a coach and chemistry/biology teacher (1960-62) at White Station High School, Memphis, TN. Recently I taught Educational Statistics Online to teachers seeking school administration certifications and I continue to maintain the web site for the Center for Environmental and Conservation Education Online at UT Martin. In addition I am co-curator with my wife Carla of Chenoa Waterfowl. The facility was visited by approximately 1500 public school students and teachers per year from the 90s to 2006. In addition to the Tennessee visitors other notable groups were Russian teachers visiting the Tennessee Valley and the 2006 national convention attendees of the American Pheasant and Waterfowl Association. The collection through 2006 included all six species of shelducks, all 16 species of true geese including 27 of the 37 sub species, and a selection of ducks. The collection of true geese is thought to have been the most...Expand for more