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BSA Endowment Fund Grows by Gift from Two Deceased Members
The BSA Financial Advisory Committee, charged with receiving and investing gifts for the BSA Endowment Fund, received notice late last year that the Society was to receive a major gift from the estate of the late Drs. Richard and Deana Klein, long-time members of the Botanical Society of America. Their contributions to the field of botany and the Society were numerous and can be read about in more detail below. Suffice it to say their gift, in excess of $200,000, sets an example for the entire Society membership in understanding the depth of feeling that these two individuals had about plants and about a Society whose mission is to promote all aspects of basic plant biology. The Kleins' generous gift will be added to the ever-growing Endowment Fund that already has begun to support Society initiatives determined by the Executive Committee and Council. For information about how you can contribute to the Society, contact by letter the BSA Business Office / Endowment Fund, 1735 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1293; by phone (614) 292-3519; or by email hiser.3@osu.edu- You will be put in contact with the Chair of the BSA Endowment Committee.
Richard M. Klein, 1923-1997; Deana Tarson Klein, 19XX - 1999
Both Dick and Deana received Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees from the University of Chicago. Dick, who served in the US Army Medical Corps in Europe during WWII, received his Ph.D. in Botany and Biochemistry in 1951 on nutrient influences on crown gall formation in tomato. Dean received her Ph.D. in Botany in 1952 for work on the nutrition and distribution of Pilobolus.
After several years in New York City (Dick worked as Asst, Assoc., then A.H. Caspary Curator at the New York Botanical Gardens), they moved to Vermont. Dick accepted a position as Professor of Botany at the University of Vermont, while Deana was appointed to the faculty at St. Michael's College. Both taught and conducted research in Plant Physiology. During the course of their careers, they served as advisors and mentors to hundreds of undergraduates and dozens of graduate students.
Together and separately they published in both the popular and scientific press on a wide variety of biological science topics (from photobiology to forest decline), amassing over 200 publications during their lifetimes. Dick authored or coauthored several books, including "Discovering Plants", "Research Methods in Plant Science", and "The Green World." Together they authored "Fundamentals of Plant Science." Dick and Deana were active a number of professional societies, particularly the Botanical Society of America and the American Society of Plant Physiologists and served on numerous review committee and editorial review boards. Dick served as editor of Plant Science Bulletin from 1975-1980. Deana achieved the rank of Professor Emerita in 1991, and Dick was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1992. They continued to be active even in retirement, finishing manuscripts and investigating subjects of interest.
Dick and Deana enjoyed nature which they experienced through travel,
gardening/bonsai, hiking and snowshoeing, and bird-watching. They were
spectators and supporters of the theater and ballet. Richard M. Klein passed
away after a brief illness in 1997(see PSB Vol 43(3):103). Deana T. Klein
died suddenly in 1999. They were married for 50 years. They had no children.
-Tim Perkins, University of Vermont.
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Jeremiah Busch University of Chicago
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Sarah Emery Denison University
Susan Emmert S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale
Cheryl Hackworth Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Karen Hayden University of Tennessee
Thomas H. Johnson S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale
Angela Kerber Eastern Illinois University
Jessica R. Lucas S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale
Yimei Lin Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Steven McGreevy Saint John's University
Terry Miller S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale
Kristi Niehaus Salisbury State University
Stephen Ratzel Ohio University
Madeline Segert S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale
Anne Senters Washington State University
Brent Todd Eastern Illinois University
Peter Voth University of California, Davis
Sarah Wilhoite Miami University
Sean Whitcomb S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale
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Nicholas Asselin Connecticut College
Karen Balkey Miami University
Rebekah Grassl Connecticut College
Tracy Harrison Miama University
Marisa Heath California State Univ., Chico
Drew Johnson California State Univ, Chico
Lauren Magee Miami University
Jenna Malarkey Hill Oregon State University
Patrick Paumier University of California, Davis
Holly Sebby S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale
Sumer Seiki University of California, Davis
Kristin Skinner Oregon State University
Andrew Wagner Miami University
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