Staff and Curators

The Museum is served by a variety of both permanent staff of The College of Idaho and volunteers from the community.

Board of Directors

Curators and Research Associates

  • Dr. Craig R. Baird, Curator of Entomology, Email, Email2
  • Dr. Ron Bitner, Research Associate of Entomology
  • Dr. Paul Blom, Research Associate, Email, Email2
  • Stephen H. Bouffard, Curator of Birds, Email
  • Kinga Britschgi, Tour Coordinator
  • Sharon Brown, Tour Guide
  • Mr. Nathan E. Carpenter, Curator of Paleontology and Research Associate, Email, Email2
  • Dr. Paul Castrovillo, Curator of Lepidoptera, Email
  • Mr. Robert Chehey, Research Associate, Lepidoptera, Email
  • Mr. William H. Clark, Curator of Invertebrates, (208) 375-8605, Email, Email2
  • Janet L. Summers Duffy, Archaeologist, Curator of Ethnology Email, Email2
  • Howard Emry, Curator of Paleontology Email
  • Dr. Sean Farley, Research Associate, Mammology Email
  • Dr. Patrick F. Fields, Curator of Paleontology; Research Associate, Paleobotany, Email
  • Dr. Alan R. Gillogly, Curator of Entomology, Email
  • Dr. David H. Greegor, Jr., Research Associate and Curator of Herpetology
  • Wayne Lewis, Library Director, Email, Email2
  • Steven J. Lysne, Curator of Mollusca, (208) 562-3360, Email
  • Mr. Bill Nance, Curator of Ethnography, Email
  • Mr. James Pike, Assistant to the Director/Research Associate, Email
  • Dr. James K. Ryan, Curator of Entomology
  • Richard A. Salisbury, Associate Curator of Mollusca
  • Dr. Gerald R. Smith, Curator of Fossil Fishes, Email
  • Teresa Tarifa, Research Associate Mammals
  • Mr. Leland Thames, Facilities
  • Dr. Chris Walser, Assistant Professor of Biology; Associate Curator of Fishes, Email
  • Dr. David Ward, Jr., General Entomology, (208) 888-6008, Email, Email2
  • Mr. Gerald E. Wood, Research Associate/Librarian, Curator of Invertebrates, (208) 459-5507, Email
  • Dr. Eric Yensen, Professor of Biology; Curator of Mammals; Biology Dept. Coordinator of Museum Affairs, (208) 459-5331, Email
  • Dr. Donald W. Zaroban, Curator of Fishes, Email

Student Assistants

  • Marabie Barck, Email
  • Mary Caitlin Indart, Entomology, Email, Email2
  • Alexandra Knoblock, General Museum/Library, Email
  • Megan Luchs, Email

 

Standing Committees

 ---  Museum Board ---

  • Dr. Ron Bitner
  • William Clark
  • Billie Farley, Secretary
  • Leland Thames
  • Dr. Chris Walser, Chair
  • Dr. Eric Yensen

 

---  Library Committee ---

  • Nate Carpenter, Chair
  • William Clark
  • Susan Filkins
  • Lloyd Kiff
  • Wayne Lewis, Library Director
  • Dr. Roger Rosentreter
  • Christine Schutz
  • Jerry Wood

---  Volunteer Recognition Event Committee ---

  • Nate Carpenter
  • William Clark, Advisor
  • Barry Fujishin
  • Leland Thames, Chair 

---  Exhibit Committee ---

  • Jan Summers Duffy, Co-Chair
  • Dr. David Ward, Co-Chair
  • Dr. Eric Yensen
  • William Clark

 

---  Web Page Committee ---

  • Dr. Paul E. Blom, Publisher
  • Jan Summers Duffy, Editor
  • Nate Carpenter, Editor
  • William Clark, Alternate Publisher