Guide to the Thomas Lavelle Quay Diploma, 1948 June 14

Collection Number MSS 5

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Collection Information
Abstract:

Diploma of Thomas Lavelle Quay for Ph.D. degree in Animal Ecology, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina.

Thomas L. Quay received his Ph.D. in animal ecology from North Carolina State Colllege of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1948 and then joined the faculty in the Department of Zoology.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Quay, Thomas L.

Title

Thomas Lavelle Quay Diploma, 1948 June 14

Call Number

MSS 5

Extent

1 flat folder

Location

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Language of Material

English

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Preferred Citation

Thomas Lavelle Quay Diploma, MSS 5, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processed by Linda Sellars, 2006 May 22

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Biographical Note


Thomas L. Quay was born on August 23, 1914 in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. He received a B.S. degree in zoology from the University of Arkansas in 1938. He began graduate study at North Carolina State in 1938 and received an M.S. degree in 1940. From 1942 until 1946, he served as Medical Entomologist and Malaria and Epidemic Disease Control Officer in the United States Navy.

He returned to graduate study and completed the Ph.D. from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State Universtiy) in amimal ecology in 1948. He then joined the faculty of the Department of Zoology at N.C. State and was a member of the faculty for 32 years, from 1948 until 1980.

Quay studied how birds adapt themselves to their habitations. He did work on the mourning dove, the Canada goose, the ring-necked pheasant, the wood duck, and various song birds. He studied population levels of colonial waterbirds and the way they used their coastal island habitat. He conducted a faunistic survey on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore soon after it became a national park.

Quay chaired 53 master's and Ph.D. committees and served on more than 300 graduate committees.

After his retirement, Quay described himself as a "full-time volunteer and unpaid environmental activist" lobbying state agencies and legislators on behalf of a variety of conservation causes. He served on boards with the Nongame and Endangered Species Advisory Committee, the Sierra Club, the Conservation Council of North Carolina, the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, and other groups.

In 1994, Quay was inducted into the North Carolina Wildlife Federation's Conservation Hall of Fame. Colleagues, friends, and former students established the Thomas L. Quay Wildlife and Natural Resources Undergrauate Experiential Learning Award to honor Quay and commemorate his enthusiasm for wildlife, ornithology, and teaching.

Scope and Content Note


Diploma, 1948, of Thomas Lavelle Quay for Ph.D. degree in Animal Ecology, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina.

Online Catalog Terms


The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals

  • Quay, Thomas L.

Corporate Entities

  • North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century.

Topics

  • College teachers--North Carolina--History--20th century.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Diploma, 1948
    Diploma of Thomas Lavelle Quay for Ph.D. degree in Animal Ecology, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering

    		 [MSS 5 Flat Folder 1]