George Andrew Christenberry

(3 September 1915 – 21 April 2009) Photo: Augusta College Yearbook, 1978 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates 36 specimens collected by George Andrew Christenberry,…

Hans Oscar Juel

(17 June 1863 – 3 July 1931 ) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has only a few fungal specimens collected by Hans Otto Juel, a…

Herman Harrison Braxton

(1906-1988) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 33 fungal specimens and 8 vascular plant specimens collected (or co-collected) by Herman Harrison Braxton, who always…

Charles Clinton Lindley, Jr.

(9 May 1932 – 12 June 2002) photo: Charles Clinton Lindley, Jr., 1954, courtesy of the Yackety yack   The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 32nd annual Sculpture in the Garden opened on Sunday, September 13 and will run until Sunday, December 6. This year’s show features 61 installations by 41 North Carolina artists….

Frances Katherine Foust Lombard

(23 January 1915 – 22 June 1995)7 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged approximately 40 vascular plant specimens and 25 bryophyte specimens collected by…

William McCally Pollock

(25 June 1877 – ?) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates about 46 vascular plant specimens collected by William McCally Pollock. As we continue to…

William Willard Ashe

(1872-1932) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates at least 4,000 specimens collected by William Willard Ashe. As we continue to catalog our holdings more will…

Lisa Marie Giencke

(b. 1982) Lisa Giencke worked in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) from 2002 – 2007 in several capacities including work-study student and staff member. She…

Robert Kenneth Godfrey

(29 August 1911 – 6 February 2000) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged over 1,300 specimens collected by Robert K. Godfrey. Without doubt many…