1977 In the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (updated 4 May 2009)

1977 saw the establishment at the University of Florida of the Paul R. Elliott Award (in honor of then FSU Biological Science Professor Paul R. Elliott), given annually to the outstanding UF graduating medical student entering a primary care specialty.

Also in 1977, Dr. Ralph W. Yerger was appointed Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, a post in which he served until 1983, serving at one point as acting dean during the dean's extended illness.

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

Administration

Chair: A. Gib DeBusk
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies: Richard N. Mariscal
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies:

Arrivals

new Associate Professor and Curator of Birds and Mammals Frances C. James
new Assistnt Professor Gerald P. Schatten
new graduate advisor Judith A. Bowers (then Judith A. Bradford), who came to the department on 1 July from the Psychobiology (later Neuroscience) program, where she had worked since 1972
new Clerk Typist III Anne B. Thistle, who began work 16 November in Dr. Robert J. Livingston's laboratory, then moved to the department's Conradi clerical office in the spring of 1979

Departures

Awards

Faculty Awards

Associate Professor Marc E. Freeman received a five-year National Institutes of Health Research Career Development Award, to run 1977-1982.
Associate Professor Daniel Simberloff received an FSU Developing Scholar Award.
Professor J. Herbert Taylor was elected to the National Academy of Sciences of the USA

Student Awards

Staff Awards

Obituaries

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!