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Paul B. Sears Born: Bucyrus, OH 12/17/1891; died 4/30/1990 Education: Ohio Wesleyan (B.S. 1913); Nebraska (M.A. 1915); Chicago (Ph.D. 1922) Dissertation title: Variations in cytology and gross morphology of Taraxacum (Bot. Gaz. 73:308-325, 425-446) Advisor: C. J. Chamberlain (C) Comments: Also influenced by E. N. Transeau (while teaching at Ohio State), Charles E. Bessey (Master’s advisor at Nebraska), and H….

William H. Schlesinger Born:  Cleveland, OH 4/30/1950 Education:  Dartmouth (A.B. 1972); Cornell (Ph.D. 1976) Dissertation title: Biogeochemical limits on two levels of plant community organization in the cypress forest of Okefenokee Swamp Advisor: Peter L. Marks (C) Comments: Also influenced by William A. Reiners (undergraduate) Teaching History:  UC Santa Barbara 1976-80; Duke 1980-2007 Ph.D. students: John T. Gray, Lucy St….

Homer C. Sampson Born: Wheeler, IL 2/21/1885; died ca. 7/1/1963 Education: Chicago (B.S. 1914; Ph.D. 1917) Dissertation title: Chemical changes accompanying abscission in Coleus blumei (Bot. Gaz. 66:32-53) Advisor: William M. Crocker? (Mentioned in dissertation along with others) Comments: Was an assistant at Eastern Illinois State Univ. 1909-12, while E. N. Transeau was teaching there, and was doubtless influenced by him…

Richard B. Root Born: Dearborn, MI 9/7/1936; died 1/22/2013 Education: Michigan (B.S. 1958), UC Berkeley (Ph.D. 1964) Advisor: Frank A. Pitelka Dissertation title: Niche organization in the blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Other influences: (undergraduate) Frederick E. Smith, Herbert Wagner, Francis Evans, Nelson Hairston Teaching history: Cornell 1964-2005 (became emeritus) Ph.D. students: Beverly Rathcke, Peter Kareiva ESA offices and honors: Vice…

Paul G. Risser Born: Blackwell, OK 9/14/1939; died 7/10/2014 Education: Grinnell College (B.A. 1961); Wisconsin (M.S. 1965; Ph.D. 1967) Dissertation title:  Physiological ecology of some spring ephemerals Advisor: Grant Cottam Other influences: Orie L. Loucks (Ph.D) Teaching History: Oklahoma 1967-81; New Mexico (Vice President) 1986-93; Miami (Ohio) 1993-1996; Oregon State (President) 1996-2002 Ph.D. students: Scott L. Collins ESA offices and…

John F. Reed Born: Rockport, ME 11/18/11; died 12/4/1997 Education: Dartmouth (A.B. 1933); Duke (M.A. 1935; Ph.D. 1936) Dissertation title: Root and shoot growth of shortleaf and loblolly pines in relation to certain environmental conditions (Duke Univ. Sch. of Forestry Bull. #4) Advisor: Clarence F. Korstian (C) Comments: Was very close to and strongly influenced by H. J. Oosting as…

Hugh M. Raup Born: Springfield, OH 2/4/1901; died 8/10/1995 Education: Wittenberg Coll. (A.B. 1923), Pittsburgh (A.M. 1925; Ph.D. 1928) Advisor: ? Dissertation title: A survey of the vegetation of Shelter Point, Athabasca Lake Teaching history: Wittenberg 1925-1932; Harvard 1938-1967 (emeritus-1990) Ph.D. students: Margaret B. Davis External links: Wikipedia | Smith bios | NYT obituary

Francis Ramaley Born: St. Paul, MN 11/16/1870; died 6/10/1942 Education: Minnesota (B.S. 1895, M.S. 1896, Ph. D. 1899) Adviser: Conway MacMillan (Univ. of Minnesota Botany Dept. records) Teaching history:  Minnesota 1895-98; Colorado 1900-39. Ph.D. students: Others influenced: Arthur G. Vestal (M.S.), Rexford Daubenmire (M.S.) ESA offices and honors: Vice President 1931; President 1940. ESA links: ESA Obituary Archived papers: Francis…