1991 in the FSU Biological Science History project
In April, friends and colleagues of then Professor Daniel Simberloff organized a quilting bee and produced a quilt commemorating the birth (in May) of his first daughter, Tander Lee Simberloff. For a fuller account, see "Quilting" on the "Traditions" page.
Near the same time, greenhouse foreman Karen Graffius and former graduate student Gail Vandekerkove organized a baby shower for Dr. Simberloff, held in the department's Conradi conference room. In keeping with the themes of biological science and baby care, the refreshments consisted of chocolate fudge, judiciously amended with edible seeds and herbs and lovingly sculpted into quite authentic-looking "traces of wildlife" (labeled by genus and species), including traces of Homo sapiens, presented in a diaper.
Administration
Faculty roster
Arrivals
Departures
Awards to faculty, students, staff
Publications
Obituaries
Administration
Chair: Lawrence G. Abele, then Joseph Travis
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies: Thomas M. Roberts
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies: Paul R. Elliott
Arrivals
- new Assistant Professor Peter C. Wainwright
- Visiting Scholar/Scientist Xuechen Wang, who left again before the end of the year
Departures
- Professor Donald R. Strong, who accepted a position at the University of California, Davis, and its Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory
- Visiting Scholar/Scientist Shuqiu Zhang
Awards
Faculty Awards
- Professor Paul R. Elliott was named Kappa Delta Faculty Member of the Year.
- Professor E. Imre Friedmann was named a Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor.
- Professor William F. Herrnkind received the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Award.
- Professor Kurt G. Hofer received FSU's Ross Oglesby Award for Scholarship and Leadership and was named an FSU Distinguished Teaching Professor.
- Professor Joseph Travis was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Student Awards
Staff Awards
Obituaries
- Professor Emerita Anne Louise Pates died on 17 February. Dr. Pates joined the Department of Bacteriology in 1949 and retired from the Department of Biological Science in 1980.
- Professor Emeritus Henry M. Stevenson died on 4 November. He was a member of the department's faculty from 1946 until his retirement in 1975. (See Frances C. James. 1992. In memoriam: Henry M. Stevenson, 1914-1991. Florida Field Naturalist 20(1): 21-22.)
- Professor Joshua Paul Reynolds died 4 December. Dr. Reynolds joined the Department of Zoology in 1949 and left FSU, as a Professor of Biological Science and Dean of Arts and Sciences, in 1964.
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!