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In
honor of William Odum
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Liriodendron
tulipifera |
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Tulip Poplar |
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Clark Hall |
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1992 |
Professor of environmental sciences and chairman of the
department, William Odum taught at the University of Virginia
from 1971 until his death in 1991. A fellowship, the W.E.
Odum Memorial Endowed Fellowship Fund, was created in
1994 when his parents established an endowment in their
late son's honor. |
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William's
dedication to his graduate students led his parents to create
this endowment to provide support to Arts & Sciences graduate
students doing research on wetland and marsh environments, the
research area where William himself excelled. His father, also
associated with the University of Virginia, carried out research
at the Mountain Lake Biological Station in the summers of 1942
and 1945. |
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