MUFON Symposium Proceedings: Biographies of David Stupple and William McNeece

This document provides biographical sketches of two individuals, David Stupple and William McNeece, as part of the MUFON Symposium Proceedings. David Stupple is identified as an associate professor of sociology at Eastern Michigan University. Born on October 19, 1938, in Evanston, Illinois, Stupple holds degrees from Lake Forest College, the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and the University of Missouri. He is noted for his academic work in sociology and his research into the flying saucer social movement, which he has been studying since 1971. He joined MUFON as a Field Investigator on December 28, 1972, and became a Consultant in Sociology on April 24, 1976. He resides in Ypsilanti, Michigan. William McNeece is described as an instructor of sociology at four Detroit area colleges and a qualitative research consultant. Born on October 8, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan, McNeece earned his B.A. and M.A. in sociology from Eastern Michigan University. His master's thesis was titled 'Building a Flying Saucer: A Study in Parsonian Theory.' He resides in Detroit with his wife and two children. The document notes that Stupple and McNeece have co-authored a paper titled 'Contactees, Cults, and Culture.'