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Milton Potash

Also Known As: "Milt Potash"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: New York, NY, United States
Death: April 17, 2011 (86)
Burlington, Vermont
Place of Burial: Ahavat Gerim Cemetery, South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George Potash and Private
Husband of Eleanor "Ellie" Potash
Father of Private; Private and Private
Brother of Leonard Potash and Charlotte Claire Bizer

Occupation: Professor of Zoology
Memberships: Fellow of the American Water Resources Association, Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts & Sciences
Managed by: Josh Grisé
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Milton Potash's Timeline

1924
November 13, 1924
New York, NY, United States
1942
1942
- 1945
Age 17
U.S. Navy, 1st Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan
1945
1945
Age 20
U.S. Navy, 1st Marine Division, China
1951
1951
- 1990
Age 26
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States

He rose through the ranks from instructor to full professor and eventually served as Department Chair. He also served on the Premedical /Predental Advisory Committee for over 20 years, most as Committee Chair.

In 1956 he received a research grant from the from the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to study algae.

1990
1990
- 1993
Age 65
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States
2011
April 17, 2011
Age 86
Burlington, Vermont
April 20, 2011
Age 86
Ahavat Gerim Cemetery, South Burlington, Vermont, United States