1964 in the FSU Biological Science History project
On 11 February 1964, a Florida Flambeau article said,
"Memorial Gardens Under Construction. A memorial garden in honor of Dr. Chester S. Nielson, former professor of biology who died this past summer, is now under construction in front of Landis Hall between Florida Drive and Jefferson St. Mrs. C. S. Nielson, Dr. Nielson's mother, is establishing the memorial. It will consist of a garden of 175 camelias from Nielson's personal collection. Henry Martin, University horticulturist, has designed a circular garden with three inner-ring walks. The walks will be made up of stepping stones and grass patches. In addition to the camelias, Martin is planning to use some azaleas and holly around the perimeter. Two concrete walks will divide the garden into four quandrants. A third broad walk will lead from Florida Drive, directly across from Landis, to the center of the garden. Here a dedicatory plaque will be placed. Up to the time of his death last summer, Nielson was the chairman of general education for the biology dept. He came to FSU in 1946. Since that time he had taught 8,600 students."
A note in the 1 June 1964 issue of FSU News says that the State Board of Control "approved a University request to buy a 100-acre site, at a cost of $27,000, on the Gulf of Mexico near Turkey Point (48 miles from campus) for an oceanographic laboratory.
A 1964 newspaper story says, "100-Year Old Theory Disproved by Student. Lawrence Espey . . . doctoral student at Florida State University, here holds the pressure transducer with which he disputed a 100-year-old theory as to how the egg breaks out of the ovary. The research was conducted under the direction of Dr. Harry Lipner, associate professor of physiology . . . ."
Administration
Faculty roster
Arrivals
Departures
Awards to faculty, students, staff
Publications
Obituaries
Administration
Chair: Robert W. Hull
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies:
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies:
Arrivals
- new Professor J. Herbert Taylor
- new Professor and research associate in the Oceanographic Institute Carl H. Oppenheimer; Dr. Oppenheimer came to FSU to take up the post of Director of the Oceanographic Institute, which in 1966 split off from the Department of Biological Science as the new Department of Oceanography
- new Associate Professors George Claus, Michael J. Greenberg, and Martin Roeder
- new Assistant Professor (formerly Temporary Instructor) Andre F. Clewell
- new Assistant Professor and research associate in the Oceanographic Institute Phillip J. Halicki (who then left the department again before the end of 1964)
- Visiting Scholar/Scientist Kiyeshi Yamamoto
- new technologist Patricia Carroll Hayward (in the laboratory of Professor Hans Gaffron)
Departures
- Professor Sidney W. Fox, Director of the Oceanographic Institute
- Professor Charles B. Metz, Associate Director of the Oceanographic Institute
- Assistant Professor Sherwood M. Reichard, who accepted a position at the Medical College of Georgia
- Professor and Dean of Arts and Sciences Joshua Paul Reynolds, who accepted the position of Dean of the Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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!