1950 in the FSU Biological Science History project

1950 In the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (updated 24 April 2009)

The Department of Biological Science was not actually formed until 1956, with the merger of the departments of Bacteriology, Botany, Physiology, and Zoology.

Administration
Faculty roster
Arrivals
Departures
Awards to faculty, students, staff
Publications
Obituaries

Administration

Department head, Bacteriology:
Department head, Botany: Herman Kurz
Department head, Physiology:
Department head, Zoology: Mary Noka Hood

Arrivals

new Professor Francis R. Hunter (Physiology)

new Associate Professor Lloyd M. Beidler (Physiology)
new Associate Professor Franklyn C. W. Olson (Oceanographic Institute)
new Instructor Archibald W. Sharer (Zoology)
new Assistant Professor Robert B. Short (Zoology)
new Associate Professor Ralph W. Yerger (Physiology)
new short-term visiting professor Dallas K. Meyer (Physiology)

Departures

Instructor William Kenley Clark (Zoology)
Instructor Laura Marie Henry (Zoology)
Instructor Cleo Mary Hummel (Zoology)
Instructor Herbert Fenton Lamp (Botany)
Assistant professor Joseph Milton Odiorne (Zoology)
Instructor Vera L. Ryder (Physiology)

Awards

Faculty Awards

Student Awards

Staff Awards

Obituaries

This page is part of the Departmental History Project of the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University. Can you help us fill in the blanks? If you were once a student here, or a member of our faculty or staff, we'd love to hear from you. Send an e-mail to thistle@bio.fsu.edu, a fax to (850) 645-8447, or snail-mail to Dr. Anne B. Thistle, Editor, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295. And thanks!