Harold M. Ross

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Harold M. Ross is a cultural anthropologist who studied the Baegu community and culture on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. He conducted his field research in the mid-1960s and summarized his research for his doctoral thesis, publishing his work and receiving a PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University in 1970. Following his research Dr. Ross taught Anthropology at the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana before moving onto positions in academic administration at multiple institutions.

In addition, Ross was an officer in the U.S. Navy, serving on the diesel submarine USS Spikefish and the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) during the Vietnam War before retiring as a Captain in the US Naval Reserve.