Madeline Palmer Burbanck

…In Memoriam: Madeline Palmer Burbanck. http://www.mbl.edu/obituaries/madeline-palmer-burbanck/ accessed on 5 April 2017. 2. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015….

Egbert Hamilton Walker

…children. The family lived in South Haven, Michigan, where his father was a minister in the Congregational Church. In early life, Egbert was influenced by three family ministers, including his…

Richard Joel Reader

Canada. He was Chair of the Botany Department at that institution in 2002-2003.   PUBLICATIONS (incomplete list): Hart, Miranda M. and Richard J. Reader. 2004. Do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi recover…

Charles Edward Raynal

…live specimens to Coker and his research assistant, Alma Holland Beers, which each planted in their yards in Chapel Hill. The tree planted in Beer’s yard in the Gimghoul neighborhood…

Paul Sackman Marx

…University (VSC), Western Illinois University (MWI), and William & Mary (WILLI). Herbaria curating large numbers of Marx’ specimens include University of Louisiana at Monroe (NLU; transferred to BRIT in 2017),…

Ruby Deaton Harbison Pharr

…that culminated in weekend-long camping trips to identify the flowers of the region. In 1986 [she] received the first “Excellence in Teaching Award” from Western Piedmont Community College and [in…

Orchids: Masters of Deception

…insects. It is also possible that the mycorrhyzal associations of many orchids involves deception of the fungi. One might thus say that these orchids practice deception from the ground up!…

John Marshall Grant

…Island for four years, and finally to Marysville in 1927. As it is with almost all naturalists, Mr. Grant’s interest in botany and other branches of natural history was evident…

What’s Your Flavor? Special Event

…of art inspired by food-related pieces in the Museum’s collection. These artists include: John Beerman, Hannah Dodson, Carlos Gonzalez Garcia, Anne Hobgood, Senora Lynch, Chieko Murasugi, Jermaine “JP” Powell, and…

Delzie Demaree

…earned a B.S. in Botany from Indiana University in 1920, then M.S. in botany from Chicago University in 1921. He completed his Ph.D. at Stanford University in 1932, and the…