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Email: cadkisson@vt.edu
Born: 1942, Little Rock, Arkansas

Attended public schools in: 

• 1965 A.B. Biology, Oberlin College, OH
• 1967 M.A. Zoology, Miami University, FL
• 1973 Ph.D. Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

1972 Joined the Biology Department at Virginia Tech

For 30 years Adkisson's research and that of his students addressed various aspects of behavior, breeding, and physiological ecology mostly of woodland birds in the eastern U.S., ranging in size from tiny warblers to ravens and turkey vultures. While on this campus, Adkisson served as Assistant Professor of Zoology (1972-78), then Associate Professor of Zoology (1978-2002). He also served as Curator of Birds from 1972 and as Adjunct Associate Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife (1969-2002). In 1979-80 he was appointed Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Of the many classes taught by Curt, he especially enjoyed inspiring students in Ornithology and Evolutionary Biology. Curt officially retired in 2002.  

In retirement, Adkisson continues collaborative studies of birds, especially in Florida and other parts of the eastern U.S.