Dear BSA Members and Guests,

It is with sadness I post the message of the passing of Dr. Kingsley Stern. Our thoughts go out to his wife, Janet, and his son and daughter, Kevin and Sharon. Kingsley will be missed. We are pleased that his legacy and love for botany will live on through the passion he passed on to his many students.

Chico News citation for Kingsley in receiving the BSA Centannial Award.

Sincerely,

Bill Dahl
Executive Director
Botanical Society of America
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Phone: (314) 577-9566
FAX: (314) 577-9515
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Mission: The Botanical Society of America exists to promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere.

The objectives of The Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants; encourage basic plant research; provide expertise, direction, and position statements concerning plants and ecosystems; and foster communication within the professional botanical community, and between botanists and the rest of humankind through publications, meetings, and committees.