title: A tribute to Dr. Ellis R. Kerley: the Kansas years.
abstract: Dr. Ellis R. Kerley, one of the founders of the Physical Anthropology section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, was born in Kentucky and received his undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky. Following the completion of his doctoral degree (University of Michigan) he was a visiting professor at the University of Kentucky before joining the faculty at the University of Kansas in 1966. At Kansas he was a major advisor for many graduate students who were to become leaders in the new area of Forensic Anthropology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-0720, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bass
mesh_terms: D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007615:Kansas