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Obituary George R. Carmody

(New York, New York, March 29, 1938-Ottawa, Ontario, June 13, 2011) Passed away suddenly June 13th, 2011. Born March 29, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York. Educated at the Brooklyn Technical High School and Columbia University (B.Sc. 1960, Ph.D. 1967) and was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago (1967-69). In 1969 he joined the Department of Biology at Carleton University, Ottawa, where over the next 42 years he taught courses in evolutionary biology, population genetics and forensic science. He also served as Associate Dean of Science (1987-89) and head of Carleton’s Integrated Science Program (1983-87, 1991-96, 1997-98).