Celebrating Ruth's Life
August 10, 2021
-Born 1940, Rhode Island
-In her early years she lived in the states of Illinois and Tennessee and spent most of her childhood in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and graduated from ORHS in 1958.
-She earned her BA in Biology at Swarthmore College in 1962
-Then she went on to earn her MA at University of Indiana in 1964 and her PhD at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1966, which was notable for a woman in the field of science at that time.
-Married Roger in 1966.
-First daughter Robin born in 1973.
-Ruth enjoyed a 31 year career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, teaching and sharing her knowledge with thousands of students, and securing grants for research in Salmonid Genetics.
-Second daughter Carol born in 1976.
-She authored and co-authored over 100 published articles, enjoyed an international reputation- traveling and giving talks at conferences all over the world including Europe, Japan, Australia, and Chile.
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Ruth-B-Phillips-39685335
-Between 2001-2015, she joined the Biology department faculty at Washington State University-Vancouver and continued her writing and research.
-50 year wedding anniversary with Roger in 2016.
-A Certified Master Gardener and long-standing member of many environmental organizations including Audubon Society and Sierra Club.
-In her retirement years, Ruth continued her legacy as as a volunteer on the Board of the Naturescaping Garden, at Master Gardeners events, at the Ridgefield Wildlife Sanctuary Long House, and led Audubon Society bird count hikes, in addition to supporting a variety of other organizations.
-An avid hiker and nature lover, she visited hundreds of state parks, national parks and wildlife refuges in her lifetime.
-A great music lover, Ruth played piano and participated in choirs throughout her life.
-In her early years she lived in the states of Illinois and Tennessee and spent most of her childhood in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and graduated from ORHS in 1958.
-She earned her BA in Biology at Swarthmore College in 1962
-Then she went on to earn her MA at University of Indiana in 1964 and her PhD at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1966, which was notable for a woman in the field of science at that time.
-Married Roger in 1966.
-First daughter Robin born in 1973.
-Ruth enjoyed a 31 year career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, teaching and sharing her knowledge with thousands of students, and securing grants for research in Salmonid Genetics.
-Second daughter Carol born in 1976.
-She authored and co-authored over 100 published articles, enjoyed an international reputation- traveling and giving talks at conferences all over the world including Europe, Japan, Australia, and Chile.
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Ruth-B-Phillips-39685335
-Between 2001-2015, she joined the Biology department faculty at Washington State University-Vancouver and continued her writing and research.
-50 year wedding anniversary with Roger in 2016.
-A Certified Master Gardener and long-standing member of many environmental organizations including Audubon Society and Sierra Club.
-In her retirement years, Ruth continued her legacy as as a volunteer on the Board of the Naturescaping Garden, at Master Gardeners events, at the Ridgefield Wildlife Sanctuary Long House, and led Audubon Society bird count hikes, in addition to supporting a variety of other organizations.
-An avid hiker and nature lover, she visited hundreds of state parks, national parks and wildlife refuges in her lifetime.
-A great music lover, Ruth played piano and participated in choirs throughout her life.