POWER, Dennis
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POWER, Dennis M. (b. 1941), born in Altadena, CA on February 18, 1941, spent his active career as a Chief Executive Officer of nonprofit cultural and educational institutions for 39 years. Power is widely experienced in developing nonprofit boards, community relations, and fundraising, including operating funds and capital campaigns.
Power was graduated from Occidental College in 1962 where he received a Master of Arts Degree in biology in 1964. In 1967 he received his Ph.D (biology/statistics) from the University of Kansas. From 1967-1972 he served as Assistant Curator, then Associate Curator, with a cross appointment as Assistant Professor in the University Department of Zoology of the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
- In 1967-1972 Power was associate curator of ornithology at the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.
- In 1972 Power was hired as the Director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, a position he held for 22 years — until 1994. The bird hall is named in his honor.
- From 1994-2005 Power served as the executive director of the Oakland Museum of California.
- From 2005-2011 Power was President of the Laguna College of Art and Design, retiring to Santa Barbara where he continues to serve the community in a broad spectrum of involvements.
- In 2011 Dennis Power became a member of the Santa Cruz Island Foundation board.
In 1994, Dennis Power became #9 of the exclusive All 8+ Club of the Santa Cruz Island Foundation, with membership limited to those who have been on all eight California Channel Islands. In addition to the eight California Channel Islands, he has visited the following islands in bold on the Club's expanded list of Alta and Baja California islands:
ALL EIGHT PLUS:
- Rincon Island (man-made Channel Island)
- Farallones
- Año Nuevo
- Islas Coronado
- Islas Todos Santos
- Isla San Martin
- Isla San Geronimo
- Isla Guadalupe (1971)
- Islas San Benito (1971)
- Isla Cedros (1971)
- Isla Natividad
- Isla Asuncion
Addendum to Curriculum Vitae of Dennis M. Power
- 1971. Power, Dennis Evolution of the House Finch on Santa Cruz Island Canadian Journal of Zoology 49:675-684, 1971
- 1972. D. M. Power Numbers of Bird Species on the California Islands Evolution 26(3):451-463, September 1972
- [original in SCIF archives]
- 1976. D. M. Power Avifauna richness on the California Channel Islands The Condor 78:394-398, 1976
- 1980. D. M. Power The California Islands: proceedings of a multidisciplinary symposium. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, viii & 787 p.
Power collected on:
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- ISLA CEDROS (1971)
- ISLA GUADALUPE (1971)
- Note: Power collected on Isla Guadalupe in 1971 on a trip aboard Scripps' Institute's research vessel, RV Alexander Agassiz. Others on the trip included Carl Hubbs, Joe Jehl and Eric Hochberg. According to Power, the later specimen years (1972 and 1983) indicate death years of specimens brought back alive and later died in captivity.
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104710 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104713 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104723 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104724 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104731 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104752 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104753 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104755 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104756 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | May 31, 1969 | ROM-104760 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 3, 1969 | ROM-104734 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 3, 1969 | ROM-104739 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 3, 1969 | ROM-104746 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 3, 1969 | ROM-104747 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 3, 1969 | ROM-104773 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 3, 1969 | ROM-104774 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104715 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104717 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104718 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104736 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104728 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104768 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104771 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 4, 1969 | ROM-104778 Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird | |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 5, 1969 | ROM-104716 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 5, 1969 | ROM-104735 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 5, 1969 | ROM-104740 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 5, 1969 | ROM-104744 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104722 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104725 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104733 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104738 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104742 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104743 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104748 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104757 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104758 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104763 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104764 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104766 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104775 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 6, 1969 | ROM-104782 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104732 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104734 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104765 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104767 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104770 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104776 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104796 | Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104789 | Eremophila alpestris insularis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104790 | Eremophila alpestris insularis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104791 | Hirundo rustica erythrogaster | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104792 | Hirundo rustica erythrogaster | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104793 | Aphelocoma coerulescens insularis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104794 | Aphelocoma coerulescens insularis | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104796 | Psaltriparus minimus minimus | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104811 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104798 | Vermivora celata sordida | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104799 | Vermivora celata sordida | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104800 | Vermivora celata sordida | Bird |
| Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104809 | Vermivora celata sordida | Bird |
ISLA CEDROS
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Isla Cedros | D. M. Power | ROM | May 27, 1971 | ROM-109897 | Wilsonia pusilla chryseola | Bird |
| Isla Cedros | D. M. Power | ROM | May 27, 1971 | ROM-109898 | Amphispiza bilineata deserticola | Bird |
ISLA GUADALUPE
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 17, 1971 | ROM-121662 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109893 | Salpinctes obsoletus guadeloupensis | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109894 | Salpinctes obsoletus guadeloupensis | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109896 | Salpinctes obsoletus guadeloupensis | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-115386 | Junco hyemalis insularis | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109917 | Brachyramphus hypoleuca | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109910 | Oceanodroma leucorhoa socorroensis | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-124231 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109891 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109892 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-109895 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 19, 1971 | ROM-115390 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | August 23, 1971 | ROM-115250 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | September 15, 1972 | ROM-115391 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | May 16, 1983 | ROM-91010 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
| Isla Guadalupe | D. M. Power | ROM | July 12, 1983 | ROM- 91009 | Carpodacus mexicanus amplus | Bird |
- Dennis Power
Dennis Power, Travis Hudson, Jan Timbrook and Paul Collins, San Nicolas Island, January 1976 
Dennis Power on Santa Cruz Island, May 1981
