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1992 in the FSU Biological Science History project
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1992 In the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (updated 19 Aug 03)

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

Administration

Chair: Joseph Travis
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies: Thomas M. Roberts
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies: Paul R. Elliott

Arrivals

Departures

Awards

  Faculty Awards

  • Professor Paul R. Elliott was named Zeta Tau Alpha Faculty Member of the Year.

  • Professor William F. Herrnkind received the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Award.

  • Professor Kurt G. Hofer received FSU's Ross Oglesby Award for Scholarship and Leadership and was named an FSU Distinguished Teaching Professor.

  • Professor and Curator of Birds and Mammals Frances C. James received the Elliott Coues Award of the American Ornithologists' Union, for meritorious research contributions.

  • Professor David M. Quadagno received Best Professor Award of the the Phi Eta Sigma National Freshman Honor Society.

  • Professor Thomas M. Roberts received the department's Loretta C. Ellias Award for undergraduate teaching.

  • Professor Robert B. Short was named a Distinguished Emeritus Member by the American Society of Parasitologists.

  • Professor Joseph Travis received an FSU University Teaching Award and was elected vice-president of the American Society of Naturalists.

  • Professor Theodore P. Williams received an Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Fellowship for study in Germany.

  Student Awards

  Staff Awards

Obituaries

  • Dr. Loretta C. Ellias, Associate Professor Emerita, a member of the department from 1946 to her retirement in 1987. Dr. Ellias's dedication to undergraduate teaching is commemorated in the department's Loretta C. Ellias Teaching Award, first conferred in 1988.


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What's News
Dr. Debra Fadool has received Albion College's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2007. Debi received this award at Albion College's Awards Ceremony during their Homecoming Weekend.
Dr. Walter R. Tschinkel, Professor in the Department of Biological Science, has been awarded the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Award for 2007/2008.