fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, hiː wʌzðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˌɪkθɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts ænd hˌɜːpɪtˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts.
From 1942 to 1946, he was the president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.