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William R. Maples

William R. Maples, PhD. 1937-1997
William R. Maples, Ph.D. 1937-1997 In Memory, With Love

This site has been established by past and present graduate students
of the C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory (opens in new tab) in dedication to Dr.
Maples, our mentor and teacher. We would like to tell you a little bit
about Dr. Maples as well as share some of our favorite photographs and
memories. Please join us in commemorating this great scientist.

Dead Men Do Tell Tales, by William R. Maples
Symposium: The Life’s Work of William R. Maples: A Tribute By His Colleagues, Students and Friends

About Bill Maples

Honors and Certification

Distinguished Teacher Certificate (College of Arts and Sciences), 1973.

Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, 1978-1997.

Member of Board of Directors of American Board of Forensic Anthropology, 1982-1989.

Treasurer, American Board of Forensic Anthropology, 1984-1987.

President of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, 1987-1989.

State of Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Instructor Certification, 1987-1992.

Member (appointed by Secretary of State), Historic Sites and Properties Advisory Council, 1976-1979.

Trustee of the Forensic Science Foundation, 1987-1995.

Treasurer of the Forensic Sciences Foundation, 1988-1991.

Chairman of the Research Committee, Forensic Sciences Foundation, 1988-1995.

Vice Chairman of the Forensic Sciences Foundation, 1991-1994.

Deputized by Alachua County (Florida) Sheriff, 1981-1992.

University of Florida President’s Council (Sustaining Member), 1980-1997.

Award of Merit – Presented by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 1984.

Certificate of Honor from the City of Lima, Peru, for research on
the remains of Don Francisco Pizarro, Founder of Lima, January 1985.

Distinguished Service Award for Criminal Justice, Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency, Chapter V, 1992.

Investigative Star from Gainesville, Florida Police Department
Homicide Task Force (investigation of 1990 Gainesville student
homicides), 1993.

Special Awards/Recognition, Gainesville Police Department Awards Ceremony, March 29, 1995.

T. Dale Stewart Award, American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 1996.

Distinguished Faculty Award, Florida Blue Key, University of Florida, Homecoming, October 1996.

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American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Fellow)

Secretary, Physical Anthropology Section, 1977-1978.
Chairman, Physical Anthropology Section, 1978-1979.
Executive Committee Member (Fellow-at-Large), 1981-1984.
Program Chairman (Anthropology Section), 1982.
Member of Management Subcommittee, 1983-1984.
Editorial Board, Journal of Forensic Sciences1983-1997.
Vice President, 1986-1987.
Member of Board of Directors, 1989-1993.
Member of Strategic Planning Committee, 1990.
Program Chairman, (Academy) 1991.
Member of Oversight Task Force Committee, 1995.

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Employment

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: Research Assistant, Research Scientist, 1959-1963.

Darajani Primate Research Station, Darajani, Kenya, East Africa, Manager, 1962-1963.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: Teaching Assistant, 1963-1964.

Southwest Primate Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Manager, 1964-1966.

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: Assistant Professor of Anthropology, 1966-1968.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: Assistant Professor of Anthropology,
1968-1972.; Tenured, 1972.; Associate Professor of Anthropology,
1972-1978.; Professor of Anthropology, 1978-1994.; Distinguished
Service Professor, 1994-1997.; Program Director, C.A. Pound Human
Identification Laboratory, 1996-1997.

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (Formerly the Florida State
Museum): Associate Curator of Physical Anthropology, 1972-1978.;
Curator of Physical Anthropology, 1978-1997.; Chairman, Department of
Social Sciences, 1973-1980.; Head, State Medical Museum, 1981-1986.;
Curator-in-Charge, C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory,
1986-1996.; Distinguished Service Professor, 1994-1996.

New York State Police Forensic Sciences Unit, 1987-1997.

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Gifts and Grants:

1967-68 Pathology of the Kenya Baboon. Faculty Research Fund, Western Michigan University.

1969-70 Crop Raiding by Kenya Baboons. Biomedical Science Grant, University of Florida.

1969-72 Primate Adaptation to Ecological Change. National Science Foundation.

1972-73 Interaction and Differential Habitat Utilization of Four African Cercopithecoids. Biomedical Sciences Grant, University of Florida.

1973 Microscopic Examination and Identification of Museum Specimens. University of Florida Graduate School.

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Publications:

Maples, W.R. and T.W. McKern (1967). “A Preliminary Report on Classification of the Kenya Baboon”, In: The Baboon in Medical Research, (ed.) Harold Vagtborg. Vol. II, pp. 13-22. University of Texas Press. Austin, Texas.

Herrman, G.R., J.E. Overall, L.D. Claborn, F.H. Kriewaldt, and
W.R. Maples (1967). “Body, Heart, Left and Right Ventricular, Left
Ventricular Free Wall, Right Ventricular Wall, and Septum Weights and
Ratios in the Baboon”, In: The Baboon in Medical Research, (ed.) Harold Vagtborg. Vol. II, pp. 535-546. University of Texas Press. Austin, Texas.

Maples, W.R. (1967). “An Analysis of the Taxonomic Status of the Kenya Baboon (Papio doguera and Papio cynocephalus)”. University Microfilms. Ann Arbor. 116 pp.

Maples, W.R. (1969). “Adaptive Behavior of Baboons” American Journal of Physical Anthropology. n.s. 31:107-109.

Maples, W.R. (1971) “Review of Evolution of Man”. Louise B. Young, Editor. American Anthropologist. 73:1426-27.

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Papers Presented at Professional Meetings:

1962 Skeletal Material from the Sanders Focus. Caddoan Conference, Austin, Texas.

1969 Crop Raiding by Baboons. Southern Anthropological Society, New Orleans, March.

1971 Bipedal and Tripedal Activity in Free-Ranging Baboons. Southern Anthropological Society, Dallas, April.

1971 Farming for Baboons. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Boston, April.

1971 Crop Predation by Baboons. American Anthropological Association, New York, November.

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Public Talks, Guest Lectures, & Workshops:

1969 Coastal Baboons of Kenya. University of Florida Anthropology Club.

1970 Primate Studies in Kenya. Geography Seminar, University of Florida.

1970 Adaptive Primate Behavior. Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville.

1973 Primate Studies Outside of Game Parks. Florida State Museum Seminar, February 28.

1973 Adaptive Primate Behavior. Ecology Seminar, University of Florida.

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