1994 in the FSU Biological Science History project
1994
In the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (updated 24 August 2009)
In 1994, the U.S. Geographic Names Commission named the "Friedmann Valley" (Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica) in honor of Professor E. Imre Friedmann.
Administration
Faculty roster
Arrivals
Departures
Awards to faculty, students, staff
Publications
Obituaries
Administration
Chair: Joseph Travis
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies: Thomas M. Roberts
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies: Paul R. Elliott
Arrivals
- new Professor Donald L. D. Caspar
- new Assistant Professor Dan Garza
- new Assistant Professor Mary Ruckelshaus
Departures
- Associate Professor Martin Roeder, who retired
Awards
Faculty Awards
- Professor David L. Balkwill received the Carski Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Society for Microbiology and the American Academy of Microbiology
- Professor David L. Balkwill received an FSU Teaching Incentive Program Award
- Professor Donald L. D. Caspar received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.
- Professor William F. Herrnkind received the President's Continuing Education Award.
- Professor Kurt G. Hofer was named a Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor.
- Professors Frances C. James, William H. Outlaw Jr., and Thomas M. Roberts each received an FSU University Teaching Award and an FSU Teaching Incentive Program Award.
- Professor Daniel Simberloff was named a Distinguished Statistical Ecologist by the International Association for Ecology.
- Assistant Professor Peter C. Wainwright received the George Bartholomew Award in Comparative Physiology from the American Society of Zoologists.
Student Awards
Staff Awards
Obituaries
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