Berryman, Jack H.

Jack Holmes Berryman (1921-1999) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. In December of 1941 Berryman enlisted in the United States Navy (as a Marine) and fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, seeing action in the Mariana Islands. By 1947 Berryman had earned a B.S. and M.S. in Ecology from the University of Utah. During Berryman's career he worked for the Fish & Wildlife Service and conducted research on animal habitat. He taught at Utah State University from 1959 to 1965 before accepting a job in Washington, D.C. from the Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and later the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. From 1979 until his death, Berryman worked for the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. He received a number of awards, a fact recorded in his photograph collection. Some of these include: a Special Service Award from the Department of the Interior, the Seth Gordon Award, membership in the National Honorary Forestry Society, the Aldo Leopold Award, the Special Conservation Achievment Award, and membership in The International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Utah State University founded the Jack Berryman Institute for Wildlife Damage Management in his honor in 1993.

From the description of Jack H. Berryman photograph collection, 1947-1999. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 226317060

Jack H. Berryman served as an Associate Professor and Wildlife Extension Specialist at Utah State University, Chief of the Division of Wildlife Services in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Executive Vice President of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and President of The Wildlife Society.

From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1954-1971. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 44189261

Jack Holmes Berryman (1921-1999) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. In December of 1941 Berryman enlisted in the United States Navy (as a Marine) and fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, seeing action in the Mariana Islands. By 1947 Berryman had earned a BS and MS in Ecology from the University of Utah. During Berryman's career he worked for the Fish & Wildlife Service and conducted research on animal habitat. He taught at Utah State University from 1959 to 1965 before accepting a job in Washington, DC from the Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and later US Fish and Wildlife Service. From 1979 until his death, Berryman worked for the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

From the description of The Jack H. Berryman papers, 1949-1999. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 71324609

Jack Holmes Berryman was born July 28, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard and Theodora Berryman. By 1940, Berryman had earned his A.A. (general studies) from Westminister College in Salt Lake City. In December of 1941 Berryman enlisted in the United States Navy (as a Marine) and fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, seeing action in the Mariana Islands. Berryman was awarded a Silver Star for bravery and a Purple Heart with Cluster before being honorably discharged in November of 1945. Upon his release from the Navy, Berryman continued his education at the University of Utah and by 1947 Berryman had earned his B.S. in Science and his M.S. in Ecology.

After his graduation Berryman began a lifelong career in the natural resources field. From 1947 to 1950 Berryman worked for the Utah Fish & Game Department conducting research and working on numerous projects. During 1950-1953, while based in New Mexico, Berryman worked for the US Fish & Wildlife Service and conducted field research focusing on wildlife habitat restoration projects. From 1953 to 1959 Berryman worked for the Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife in Minnesota, until he returned to Utah to teach at Utah State University. In 1965 Berryman was offered a job in Washington DC working for the Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Berryman served in this capacity until 1977 when he was promoted to work for the US Fish & Wildlife Service. In 1979, Berryman accepted a position with the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Berryman continued in this capacity until his death on March 3, 1999.

Over the course of Berryman's life he received numerous awards and belonged to many organizations. Some of Berryman's major awards were: the Distinguished Service Award from the US Department of Interior (1979), the Seth Gordon Award (1985), the Outstanding Wildlife Contributor Award (1988), the Special Conservation Achievement Award (1988), the Aldo Leopold Award (1995), and in 1993 the Jack Berryman Institute for Wildlife Damage Management was founded at Utah State University in his honor. Some of the organizations Berryman belonged to were; The Wildlife Society (1950-1999), The National Honorary Forestry Society (1959-1999), The American Fisheries Society (1974-1999), and The International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (1955-1999). Berryman was also an accomplished writer on wildlife issues. During his life Berryman published 115 articles with a particular emphasis on land and resource policy, planning, use and philosophy, extension education, concepts of outdoor recreation, and regulating animal numbers.

Source: Coll Mss 289: Box 1; Fd 1: Vitae and biographical sketches.

From the guide to the Jack H. Berryman papers, 1949-1999, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives)

Jack H. Berryman was born July 28th, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He acquired his first degree, an A.A. in General Studies from Westminster College in Salt Lake City in 1940. In 1941 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Pacific, taking part in some of the War's fiercest battles, and receiving many medals for his courage. After the War he returned to Utah and received a B.S. in Science and an M.S. in Ecology from the University of Utah. Berryman's life would be dedicated to work in the Natural Resources field.

Berryman was employed by the Utah Fish and Game Department in the late 1940s. Similar jobs would require him to travel across the country in the next few years, working in New Mexico with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1950-1953, and in Minnesota with the Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife from 1953-1959. Berryman then spent several years teaching in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. In the mid 1960s Berryman went to Washington, DC to work for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, a position he held for more than a decade. In 1979 he began work with the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, which required him to travel around the world. He was still doing this work for the IAFWA when he passed away on March 3, 1999.

Jack H. Berryman received a number of awards during the course of his life, a fact recorded in his photograph collection. Several of these included a Special Service Award from the Department of the Interior, the Seth Gordon Award, membership in the National Honorary Forestry Society, the Aldo Leopold Award, the Special Conservation Achievement Award, and membership in The International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Utah State University founded the Jack Berryman Institute for Wildlife Damage Management in his honor in 1993. Berryman wrote a number of journal articles on wildlife, recreation, and land use in the course of his long career.

From the guide to the Jack H. Berryman Photograph Collection, 1947-1999, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives)