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Picture of Donald L. Cronkite Donald L. Cronkite Professor of Biology

Education

  • B.A. Zoology 1966, Indiana University
  • Ph. D. Zoology 1972 Indiana University

Research Interests

Biology of Millipedes: Symbiotic relationships of fauna and flora inhabiting the lower intestine of Millipedes, giant and otherwise.

Control of the metachronal waves of millipedes

Interaction of science and religion: The Problem of Evil and the Problem of Awful

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Experience

I have been a teacher for most of my life, beginning at the age of three when I was found in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, teaching shoe shine providers the English words for various parts of a stuffed dog. I kept tropical fish and visited natural history museums. So when I went to college I assumed I was going to get a Ph.D. and then become a biology major. AND I DID!

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Contact Details

Phone: 616-395-7713
Fax: 616-395-7125
E-mail: cronkite@hope.edu
Office: Science Center 2063

Office Hours

Monday and Wednesday 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Appointments also made.