F. Kenneth McKinney
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F. Kenneth McKinneyEmeritus Professor of Geologymckinneyfk@appstate.edu |
Dr. Frank K. McKinney has been at Appalachian State since 1968, is now Professor Emeritus, having retired in 1998. Dr. McKinney has traveled extensively in Europe and has conducted research in England, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Russia, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Croatia, as well as the southern Appalachians. He has been a Fulbright Research Fellow in England. Dr. McKinney continues his research in the ecology, morphology, and evolution of colonial marine animals, particularly the bryozoans. His many publications include the co-authored book, Bryozoan Evolution, and the laboratory manual, Exercises in Invertebrate Paleontology. In 1984, Dr. McKinney was the first professor at Appalachian to be awarded the College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award. Ken's newest book "The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem: Deep Time in a Shallow Sea" has recently been published by Columbia University press.
- Education
- B.S. Old Dominion College
- M.S., Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
