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1954 in the FSU Biological Science History project
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1954 In the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (updated 17 Aug 04)

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:
Department head, Physiology:
Department head, Zoology:

Arrivals

    New faculty member Robert K. Godfrey

Departures

  • Professor Francis R. Hunter (and then . . .)
  • Associate Professor Arlyn Curtis Higginbotham
  • Professor Harold Judson Humm, Director of the Oceanographic Institute
  • Professor Nelson Marshall, Professor and Associate Director of the Oceanographic Institute
  • Assistant Professor John J. Spitzer accepted a position with the New York State Department of Health
  • Assistant Professor Kenneth A. Wagner accepted a position at the College of William and Mary

Awards

  Faculty Awards

  Student Awards

  Staff Awards

Obituaries


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