LA MESA, CA, March 14, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. William Tozer has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Tozer brought 46 years of talent and knowledge to the field of entomology before his retirement in 2015. Beginning with his earning of a Bachelor of Science in natural science from Niagara University in 1969, the California state certified community college biology and zoology teacher alternated between the classroom and research institutions to help build upon the advancements of the field. After graduating from his undergraduate institution, Dr. Tozer worked as a junior high school science and English teacher at St. Patrick's School in Corning, NY (now known as All Saints Academy) from 1969 to 1971. He served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1973 before moving to Indiana to work as a biology teaching assistant at Ball State University from 1974 to 1976; he obtained a Master of Science in biology from the University in 1979. From 1976 to 1979 and 1986 to 1988, he worked as a biological environmental consultant in private practice. He was also a research assistant at The University of California, Berkeley from 1979 to 1986, where he earned a Ph.D. in entomology in 1986. Dr. Tozer spent the next 16 years of his career as the department head of education and training for the U.S. Navy Disease Vector Ecology and Control Center in Alameda, California and Poulsbo, Washington.
Dr. Tozer has been an active member of industry related and personal interest organizations over the course of his career. He has been department head of the Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Five (NEPMU-5) in San Diego, CA, from 2005 to 2015 and a committee member of the Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB) in Washington, D.C. since 1994. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the EPA Certification and Training Assessment Group from 2001 to 2005, chairman of the AFPMB Education and Training Committee from 1997 to 2006, and acting chairman and a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Mosquito Control Council in Alameda, CA from 1988 to 1996.
Dr. Tozer has contributed numerous scientific articles to professional journals, including Nature (London). He was also the first to publish evidence for underwater behavioral thermoregulation in adult insects, and has co-presented papers at industry-related meetings and workshops. His creative works include: Co-Presenter, Paper, "Pesticide classification and applicator, dealer, and consultant certification and training," National Pesticide Applicator Certification and Safety Education Workshop, Honolulu, HI (2003); Co-Presenter, Paper, "Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (serotype H 14) against representatives of three subfamilies of North American Chironomidae and other taxa associated with mosquito or black fly habitats," Proc. 58th Annual Meeting of the California/Nevada Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc. (1990); Co-Author, "Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Serotype H 14) against representatives of three subfamilies of North America Chironomidae and other taxa associated with mosquito or black fly habitats," Proc. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc. (1990); Co-Author, "Evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis serotype H 14 for mosquito control," Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc. (1983); Co-Author, "Distribution and abundance of Aedes spp. in flooded fields at Gray Lodge Wildlife Refuge," Mosquito Control Res. Annual Report, University of California, Davis (1982); Co-Author, "Efficacy of various BTI formulations," Mosquito Control Res. Annual Report, University of California, Davis (1982); Author, "External antennal morphology of the adult and larva of Nectopsyche albida (Walker) (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae)," Freshwat. Invertebr. (1982); Co-Author, "Impact of BTI on mosquito populations in the field," Mosq. Contr. Res. Ann. Report, University of California, Davis (1981); Co-Author, "Effects of BTI on aquatic organisms other than mosquitoes and blackflies," Mosq. Contr. Res. Ann. Report, University of California, Davis (1981); Co-Author, "Mosquito control in rice fields with Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis," Proc. Symp. Rice Field Mosq. Contr., University of California, Davis (1981); Co-Author, "Bionomics and adult behavior of a lentic caddisfly, Nectopsyche albida (Walker), Amer. Midl. Nat. (1981); Co-Author, "Further studies on Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis against mosquito larvae and other organisms," Mosq. Contr. Res. Ann. Report, University of California, Davis (1980); Co-Author, "Studies on the toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis against organisms found in association with mosquito larvae," Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc (1980); Author, "Underwater behavioural thermoregulation in the adult stonefly, Zapada cinctipes. Nature (Lond.)" (1979); Co-Author, "Greenhouse evaluation of the response of ash and maple to growth inhibitors," Hort. Sci. (1978); Author, "Phenology and behavior of adult Trichoptera at the McCloud River Preserve, California," Rpt. to the Nature Conservancy (1977); Author, "Benthic invertebrates: water quality studies of the Truckee River," Dart Tech. Report (1977); Co-Author, "A distributional survey of the Trichoptera fauna of Delaware County, Indiana," Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (1977); Co-Author, "Foliar abscission of woody plants with combinations of endothall and ethephon," Weed Sci. (1974); Co-Author, "An explanation for the synergistic interaction of endothall and ethephon on foliar abscission," J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. (1974); Co-Author, "Temporary defoliation of trees with endothall/ethephon," Proc. S. Weed Sci. Soc. (1974); Co-Author, "Foliar abscission of woody plants with endothall and ethephon," Proc. Weed Sci. Soc. Amer (1974); Co-Author, "Nonherbicidal Defoliants: V. Responses of bean and woody plants to atrazine or prometone/ethephon and prometone/endothall/ethephon," Edgewood Arsenal Technical Report EC TR 73063 (1974); Co-Author, "Nonherbicidal Defoliants: III. Defoliation responses of woody seedlings and branches to endothall/ethephon," Edgewood Arsenal Technical Report 4787 (1973); Co-Author, "Nonherbicidal Defoliants: II. Volume and leaf surface studies with endothall/ethephon," Edgewood Arsenal Technical Report 4786 (1973); Co-Author, "Non herbicidal Defoliants: I. Enhancement of endothall/ethephon with surfactants," Edgewood Arsenal Technical Report 4776 (1973); Co-Author, "Defoliation response of woody seedlings to endothall/ethephon," Hort. Sci. (1973); Co-Author, "Synergistic interaction between endothall and ethephon on abscission," Plant Physiol. Suppl. (1973).
Dr. Tozer is a past member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society of America, MVCAC, The Nature Conservancy, and Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.
Three and a half decades of Dr. Tozer's scientific expertise is reflected in the following editions of Marquis Who's Who's Who: Who's Who in America - 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016); Who's Who in America - 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014); Who's Who in America - 2014, 68th Edition (pub. 2013); Who's Who in America - 2013, 67th Edition (pub. 2012); Who's Who in America - 2012, 66th Edition (pub. 2011); Who's Who in America - 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010); Who's Who in America - 2010, 64th Edition (pub. 2009); Who's Who in America - 2009, 63rd Edition (pub. 2008); Who's Who in America - 2008, 62nd Edition (pub. 2007); Who's Who in America - 2007, 61st Edition (pub. 2006); Who's Who in America - 2006, 60th Edition (pub. 2005); Who's Who in America - 2005, 59th Edition (pub. 2004); Who's Who in America - 2004, 58th Edition (pub. 2003); Who's Who in America - 2003, 57th Edition (pub. 2002); Who's Who in America - 2002, 56th Edition (pub. 2001); Who's Who in America - 2001, 55th Edition (pub. 2000); Who's Who in America - 2000, 54th Edition (pub. 1999); Who's Who in America - 1999, 53rd Edition (pub. 1998); Who's Who in America - 1998, 52nd Edition (pub. 1997); Who's Who in America - 1997, 51st Edition (pub. 1996); Who's Who in American Education - 2007-2008, 8th Edition (pub. 2007); Who's Who in American Education - 2006-2007, 7th Edition (pub. 2005); Who's Who in American Education - 2004-2005, 6th Edition (pub. 2003); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2016-2017, 12th Edition (pub. 2016); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2011-2012, 11th Edition (pub. 2010); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2008-2009, 10th Edition (pub. 2007); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2006-2007, 9th Edition (pub. 2006); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2005-2006, 8th Edition (pub. 2004); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2003-2004, 7th Edition (pub. 2003); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2002-2003, 6th Edition (pub. 2001); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2000-2001, 5th Edition (pub. 1999); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 1998-1999, 4th Edition (pub. 1997); Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 1996-1997, 3rd Edition (pub. 1996); Who's Who in the West - 1998-1999, 26th Edition (pub. 1997); Who's Who in the World - 2016, 33rd Edition (pub. 2016); Who's Who in the World - 2015, 32nd Edition (pub. 2014); Who's Who in the World - 2014, 31st Edition (pub. 2013); Who's Who in the World - 2013, 30th Edition (pub. 2012); Who's Who in the World - 2012, 29th Edition (pub. 2011); Who's Who in the World - 2011, 28th Edition (pub. 2010); Who's Who in the World - 2010, 27th Edition (pub. 2009); Who's Who in the World - 2009, 26th Edition (pub. 2008); Who's Who in the World - 2006, 23rd Edition (pub. 2005); Who's Who in the World - 2005, 22nd Edition (pub. 2004); Who's Who in the World - 2004, 21st Edition (pub. 2003); Who's Who in the World - 2002, 19th Edition (pub. 2001); Who's Who in the World - 2000, 17th Edition (pub. 1999); Who's Who in the World - 1998, 15th Edition (pub. 1997);
He was the recipient of the US Navy Superior Civilian Service Award in 2015; this is the highest civilian award of the Chief of Naval Operations and second highest civilian award of the Department of the Navy.
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