Department of Biological Science

1950 in the Department of Biological Science

Updated 17 August 2004

The Department of Biological Science was not actually formed until 1956, with the merger of the departments of Bacteriology, Botany, Physiology, and Zoology.

Administration
Faculty roster
Arrivals
Departures
Awards to faculty, students, staff
Publications
Obituaries

Administration

Department head, Bacteriology:
Department head, Botany: Herman Kurz
Department head, Physiology:
Department head, Zoology: Mary Noka Hood

Arrivals

• new Professor Francis R. Hunter (Physiology)
• new Associate Professor Lloyd M. Beidler (Physiology)
• new Associate Professor Franklyn C. W. Olson (Oceanographic Institute)
• new Instructor Archibald W. Sharer (Zoology)
• new Assistant Professor Robert B. Short (Zoology)
• new Associate Professor Ralph W. Yerger (Physiology)

Departures

• Instructor William Kenley Clark (Zoology)
  
• Instructor Laura Marie Henry (Zoology)
  
• Instructor Cleo Mary Hummel (Zoology)
  
• Instructor Herbert Fenton Lamp (Botany)
  
• Instructor Vera L. Ryder (Physiology)
  

Awards

  Faculty Awards

  Student Awards

  Staff Awards

Obituaries

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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!