179:: to begin with, he meets (5) "The person holds or has held a named/personal chair appointment or "Distinguished Professor" appointment at a major institution of higher education and research" (he is E. C. Case Collegiate Professor of Paleontology at the University of Michigan). He is also a AAAS Fellow, President-elect of the Paleontological Society, and is an expert of cetacean and primate evolution. And much more. Clearly is a very notable academic.
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