Bill Holsworth

Bill Holsworth
Residence Australia
Nationality Australian
Fields ecology, mammalogy
Alma mater University of British Columbia
Thesis Interactions between moose, elk and buffalo in Elk Island National Park, Alberta (M.Sc, 1960[1])
Known for Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
Spouse Carol Ann Holsworth

William Norton "Bill" Holsworth is an Australian mammalogist and philanthropist. Since 1989, he and his wife Carol Holsworth have managed the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment to fund wildlife research by Australian postgraduate researchers.[2]

Research career

Holsworth earned his Bachelor of Science at the University of British Columbia in 1958.[1] During his Master of Science, completed at the University of British Columbia in April 1960, he studied the interactions between moose, elk and buffalo in Elk Island National Park.[1]

Bill and Carol Holsworth moved to Bendigo, Victoria in 1976.[3] In 1979, Holsworth was voted a representative of the Conservation Council of Victoria (now Environment Victoria).[4] In 2004, he was granted honorary life membership by the Australian Mammal Society for providing "long standing service to the Society and to the advancement of substantive knowledge of Australasian mammals."[5]

Philanthropy

Holsworth and his wife Carol founded the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment in 1989.[2][6] According to Holsworth in 2014, “When I retired from university teaching I wanted to continue training the next generation of ecologists and promoting conservation."[2] In its first year, the endowment provided $15,000 to fund three wildlife research projects by Australian postgraduate students.[6] In 1991, Bill and Carol Holsworth received an inheritance from Carol's father, a substantial proportion of which went towards the endowment.[6]

By 2006, the endowment had provided over $1 million for 180 student projects.[6] By 2014, it had funded 164 students from the University of Melbourne alone, with grants totaling $1.4 million.[2] In 2014, the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment was extended to all Australian universities.[2] Holsworth's philanthropy has been recognised by both the University of Melbourne and Deakin University.[2][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 William N. Holsworth (1960) Interactions between moose, elk and buffalo in Elk Island National Park, Alberta MSc thesis, University of British Columbia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Joe Fennessy (2014) "25 years of giving" The Voice, 10(5): May 12-June 8 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Hayley Sorensen (2015) "Bendigo couple make remarkable contribution" Bendigo Advertiser, 1 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Danielle Clode (2006) "As If for a Thousand Years" Victorian Environmental Assessment Council: East Melbourne, Victoria. p71.
  5. ↑ "Honorary Life Membership The Australian Mammal Society. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Stephanie Chenoweth (2008) "A solid base for your philanthropic dreams" The Australian, 4 June 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "If you are planning for a lifetime, educate people" Deakin University. Accessed 9 April 2016.
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