Edward O. Keith
Edward O. Keith received his bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology and his master’s degree in Physiology and Biophysics from Colorado State University in 1975 and 1978, respectively, and his doctoral degree in Biology in 1984 from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He held faculty positions at the University of Miami and Southeastern University of the Health Sciences (later Nova Southeastern University). He was an associate professor at the Oceanographic Center of that institution by the time of his death. He taught numerous courses not only on marine mammalogy but also on biochemistry, physiology, and related subjects. His research centered on pinnipeds and he was an active member of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. He published numerous peer-reviewed papers.