Michael Crowther

Michael I. Crowther (born 1952) is an American zoo professional. He was appointed president and chief executive officer of the Indianapolis Zoo in 2002.[1] He was previously president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey State Aquarium.[2] Crowther is known as creator of the Indianapolis Prize,[3] an award for animal conservation.[4]

Life

Crowther was born in 1952 at Bedford, England.[5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[1]

Crowther emigrated to Pennsylvania with his family as a teenager.[6] He was appointed president and chief executive officer of the Indianapolis Zoo in 2002.[6] He was previously president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey State Aquarium.

Crowther serves on the boards of the International Species Information System,[7] the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International,[8] and The National Elephant Center.[9]

Crowther and his wife, Eileen (Sweeney) Crowther, have two daughters, Megan and Erin.

Crowther was named a member of the Order of the Sagamores of the Wabash, the State of Indiana's highest award, by Governor Eric Holcomb, in September, 2017.

References

  1. 1 2 School of the Black and Red. A History of Bedford Modern School, by Andrew Underwood (1981); updated (2010)
  2. ↑ "Write better papers, faster! -Online Research Library: Questia". accessmylibrary.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.indianapolisprize.org/sites/prize/SiteAssets/PDFs/IndianapolisPrizeFinalists_GeneralRelease_FINAL%20(2).pdf
  4. ↑ "National Geographic Weekend - NG Weekend Radio". nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 http://www.guidestar.org/ViewPdf.aspx?PdfSource=0&ein=35-1074747
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  8. ↑ "Leadership staff of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund". gorillafund.org. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ http://www.thenationalelephantcenter.org/about/board/
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