Fall 2009 - College of Biological Sciences

Fall 2009
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C O L L E G E O F B I O LO G I C A L S C I E N C E S
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Even Darwin has gone
digital. We thought it was
time we adapted, too.
COLLEGE NEWS
ON THE WEB
DONOR HONOR ROLL
Adapting to the times
We recently surveyed several hundred
alumni about how
and what they want to hear from the colle
ge. Here are some of
the findings:
z While many of those who responded said
they like print, most
were open to electronic communications
, especially if it
meant saving money and trees.
z Nearly 80 percent of respondents rank
ed discoveries and
research highest on the list of things
they want to know
more about.
z Almost 70 percent were interested in
learning about college
initiatives such as programs to improve
education, research
and outreach.
TIM RUMMELHOFF
BIO readers are a diverse group composed
of students, parents, alumni, administrators and friends
of the college. No one
survey can represent every constituency.
But the currents of
technology and the demand for timely infor
mation are moving
us all toward greater reliance on Web-base
d communications.
The way you get information is evolving
and we are adapting.
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any of us are spending more time online and less time paging through print magazines
these days. Not only that, interest in video and social media has skyrocketed even as
print publications struggle to stay afloat. And, of course, everyone is giving more thought to
how money is spent and natural resources are used. Since technology offers an opportunity to
publish without the pulp and at much less cost, why not make the leap?
These are a few of the reasons that the College of Biological Sciences is adapting our
approach to communications. Going forward, you’ll see less print and more online features.
We will continue to publish BIO, but we’ll be sending the print publication out to far fewer
of you. We still love the feel of paper and the printed word as much as the next person, we
will just be doing less of it.
We’re shifting our focus online with an eye to producing more timely, media-rich features.
You will notice the changes in your e-mail in-box in the new year with a revamped alumni
newsletter with more stories, more information and more ways to connect.
We are making the leap from paper to pixels. While it means giving up the pleasures of
print, the benefits to the bottom line are too great to ignore.
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Dean’s message 2
Itasca gets a green light
Social sciences 3
CBS connects with alumni and students through social media
On the Web 4
New features provide more points of entry to what’s happening at CBS
College and research news 6
Discoveries, current research, and student, faculty and alumni news
Donor honor roll 10
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Gearing up for another
century at Itasca
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ast fall we were gearing up for our celebration of Itasca Biological Station’s 100th
anniversary. And now we are winding down. But
although we have almost completed our celebration of Itasca’s first century, we are just getting
started on the next one. I’m happy to report that
the University has approved an $8 million plan to
construct desperately needed facilities for teaching, research, administration and housing.
Robert Elde, Dean
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Vol. 7 No. 2
Robert Elde
Dean
Robin Wright
Associate Dean
Huber Warner
Associate Dean
Elizabeth Wroblewski
Chief Administrative Officer
Peggy Rinard
Communications Director
Stephanie Xenos
Editor
Stephanie Xenos
Peggy Rinard
Writers
Sue Martinez
Web Coordinator
Shawn Welch
Graphic Designer
Tim Rummelhoff
Photographer
Laurie Hennen
Because of the economy, the University scaled
back its original plan for complete renewal of the
campus, which would have cost $25 million, to $8
million. These relatively modest improvements
will allow us to meet our programmatic needs for
the next 10 to 15 years.
Phase one will revolve around construction of a new
10,800-square-foot campus center incorporating
teaching laboratories, a computer room/library,
an auditorium and workstations. Phase two will add
two teaching labs, year-round sleeping quarters
for 48 students and three faculty cabins.
The University will ask the Minnesota Legislature
for $3.7 million during the 2010 session and
expect the College of Biological Sciences to raise
the remaining $1.8 million from private donors.
Meanwhile, we have made some progress.
Lakeside Laboratory, built in 1942 by the Youth
Conservation Corps, was rebuilt this summer
Development Director
Jean Marie Lindquist
Administrative Assistant
U of M Printing Services
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Visit our Web site at www.cbs.umn.edu
For address changes, please contact Jean Marie Lindquist at
lindq011@umn.edu or 612-625-7705.
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and rededicated as the gray Freshwater Lakeside
Laboratory. The name honors Dick Gray, founder
of the Gray Freshwater Society, for his vision and
leadership. We are thankful to the state and the
Moos endowment for the funds to complete this.
Thanks to donations from many of you, we also
rebuilt cabin #4, an original log building dating to
1909, which used to serve as the director’s cabin.
I’d especially like to thank John Tester for leading
this effort.
Moving forward, we’ll need your help more than
ever. Please contact your legislators during the
upcoming session and ask them to support
the request for the Itasca field station. Every
call or letter from a constituent has an impact.
Your financial support will also be needed. By
working together, we can ensure that Itasca
continues to offer a unique and memorable
educational experience for students in the
College of Biological Sciences.
Please visit www.itasca.umn.edu for more
information.
Robert Elde, Dean
College of Biological Sciences
elde@umn.edu
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Who says science isn’t social?
Not us. In fact, the College of Biological Sciences is using social media to reach alumni, students and anyone interested in
research, happenings around the college and news about our students, faculty and alumni. Here are a few ways to connect:
Are you a fan of Cedar
Creek Ecosystem Science
Reserve and Itasca
Biological Station and
Laboratories? Make it official on Facebook. Stay in the loop about
what’s happening and connect with others
interested in the field stations. Post your own
stories and photos, too.
Follow the College on
Twitter for updates
about people,
research and events.
It’s an easy way to
keep up with what’s going on (in
140 characters or less).
Want a more complete
“picture” of the college?
Then make your way to our
Flickr photo-sharing page.
You’ll find photos of college events, study abroad trips, field station
flora and fauna, and more.
Get to know students, faculty, alumni and others
connected to the College of
Biological Sciences via video on the CBS
YouTube channel.
Networking is more important now than ever. The
CBS LinkedIn group is an
ideal venue for connecting
with other alumni working
in a variety of fields within (and beyond) the
biological sciences.
All of the college’s social media offerings
can be accessed directly from the College of
Biological Sciences homepage.
>> www.cbs.umn.edu
TIM RUMMELHOFF
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More, Better, Faster
The College of Biological Sciences Web site is evolving, too. We’ve added new categories that reflect the priorities of the college.
It’s also easier to find ways to connect through social media and upcoming events. Here’s a visual guide to the home page.
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Timely
The CBS home page is regularly updated with the latest research, profiles
of faculty, staff and alumni, and news
about major college initiatives.
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Topical
Four new sections make it easy to find
stories about discoveries (Driven to
Discover), college news and profiles
(A Life in Biology), innovative curriculum
and exceptional students (Extraordinary
Education) and field research (In the Field).
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Newsworthy
Many features include links to news
articles for a more complete picture of
the real-world impact of research and
education at the college.
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Eventful
Look no further than the CBS home
page for a listing of college and
University events as well as department seminars.
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Social
Whether you prefer quick updates via
Twitter or a more in-depth look at
what’s happening by watching videos
on YouTube, you’ll find a range of social
media options.
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crop. Hemp was raised for its
fiber—which is similar to cotton
but more durable—in the United
States until legislation outlawed
all Cannabis plants because
they contain THC.
Larry Wackett
Biofuel research
attracts $2.2 million
in DOE funding
A team of U of M researchers
led by Larry Wackett, a professor with the BioTechnology
Institute, and BioCee, a
University start-up company,
have been awarded $2.2 million
from the Department of Energy
for a research proposal using
bacteria to produce biofuel. The
grant is one of 37 totaling $151
million funded by the Advanced
Research Projects AgencyEnergy, which was created to
stimulate American leadership
in renewable energy technology.
In essence, the team proposes
to develop a bioreactor using
bacteria embedded in a thin
latex coating to produce hydrocarbon fuel. To date, College of
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Biological Sciences researchers
have received more than $8 million in federal stimulus funding
for nearly 20 research projects.
Psychoactive
substance in
Cannabis identified
In a first step toward engineering a drug-free Cannabis plant
for hemp fiber and oil, University
of Minnesota researchers have
identified genes producing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the
psychoactive substance in marijuana. With the genes identified,
finding a way to silence them—
and thus produce a drug-free
plant—comes a step closer to
reality. Being able to distinguish
between plants with THC and
without would make hemp viable once again as a commercial
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“Cannabis genetics can contribute to better agriculture, medicine and drug enforcement,”
said George Weiblen, an associate professor of plant biology
and a co-author of the study.
The finding is published in the
September issue of the Journal
of Experimental Botany. The
lead author is plant biology
Professor David Marks.
Research leads
to simple test for
food contaminant
BioTechnology Institute professors Larry Wackett and Michael
Sadowsky developed an enzyme
used in a new test kit that simplifies the detection of melamine
contamination in milk and other
dairy products. Melamine is an
industrial chemical that killed
six Chinese children and hospitalized 150,000 last year after it
was added to milk to increase
its apparent protein content.
New insights into mechanism
underlying muscular dystrophy
Researchers at the National Institute of Health and the
University of Minnesota, led by James Ervasti, a professor in the
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics,
have identified a new function for a protein missing in people
with the most common and lethal form of childhood muscular
dystrophy. Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack the
protective protein dystrophin, which causes their muscles to
atrophy. Dystrophin protects muscle cells by directly connecting
to two of the three filament types that give cells their shape and
durability. The study demonstrates that dystrophin directly links
to microtubules, which become disorganized when dystrophin is
missing and may contribute to the devastating symptoms associated with the disease. The study appears in the August 10 issue
of The Journal of Cell Biology.
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Wolves lose their predatory edge in mid-life
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAN MACNULTY
Although most wolves in
Yellowstone National Park live
to be nearly six years old, their
ability to kill prey peaks when
they are two to three, according
to a study led by Dan MacNulty,
a postdoctoral researcher in
the Department of Ecology,
Evolution and Behavior.
The finding challenges a longheld belief that wolves are successful predators for their entire adult lives. The study suggests that the higher
the proportion of wolves over age three, the lower the rate at which they kill elk. For every 10 percent rise in
the proportion of wolves older than three, the kill rate declined 10–15 percent. The finding is timely because
the park’s elk population is shrinking and wolves are being blamed. Wolves were hunted out of the area in the
1930s and re-introduced in 1995. But the study shows there isn’t a strong correlation between the number of
wolves in the park and the number of elk killed. The study appears in the September 23 issue of Ecology Letters.
AIDS deaths discovered in wild chimps
A nine-year study of chimpanzees in Tanzania’s
Gombe National Park
challenges the long-held
view that chimpanzees
harbor the HIV virus but do
not contract and die from
AIDS. The study, published
in the July 23 issue of the
journal Nature, studied infection patterns in 94 Gombe chimpanzees.
Virologist Beatrice Hahn of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
led the study in collaboration with researchers from the University of
Minnesota and other institutions. Study co-author Anne Pusey, former
director of the U of M’s Jane Goodall Institute’s Center for Primate
Studies, says the discovery gives researchers another avenue for
studying, for example, how individuals either resist or succumb to
AIDS.
Mississippi River
Metagenome Project
gets a boost
The Minnesota Mississippi
Metagenome Project (M3P)—an
effort to create a DNA database
of all of the microorganisms in
the headwaters of the Mississippi
River—is set to expand after receiving $400,000 in federal stimulus
funding. The study will yield valuable insights into how human activity alters the river along its path
and provide College of Biological
Sciences students an appetitewhetting taste of metagenomics.
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Study connects
decomposition,
precipitation
Assistant Professor Jennifer
Powers is lead author of a
comparative study published
in a recent issue of the Journal
of Ecology which found that
decomposition rates across 23
tropical forests on three continents in 14 countries correlated with annual precipitation.
The study also showed that
insects and other organisms
affected decomposition rates,
but that this was not predictable from rainfall.
Metagenomics involves studying the combined genetic material of the organisms harvested
from a natural setting rather than
examining single species grown
in the lab. Student researchers
will create genomic libraries from
Mississippi microbes. Using these
libraries, they will assess biodiversity and look for traits such as antibiotic and heavy metal resistance
and toxin-degrading enzymes that
tell them something about the
environment in which the organisms evolved.
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Michael Torchia goes the extra
mile(s) to help Peruvian orphans
Michael Torchia
Goldwater Scholarship goes to
biochemistry undergraduate
Mitch Biermann
received a 2009
G o l d w a t e r
Scholarship, widely
considered the most
prestigious undergraduate science
award in the United
Mitch Biermann
States. Biermann
works with Associate
Professor Hiroshi Matsuo on the structural biology of HIV and
with Associate Dean Robin Wright studying cold-resistant
fungi. “Winning the scholarship was really an affirmation that
I’m doing the right thing and going down the right road,” says
Biermann. “I care a lot about treating diseases and doing
research that helps people live longer ... Biology research is
the only way to do that.”
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What difference does volunteering abroad make? In the case of almost
a dozen Peruvian orphans it means they can continue their education
this fall. College of Biological Sciences student Michael Torchia spent
two weeks over last winter break volunteering at an orphanage in Lima,
Peru, the largest in South America. He came away inspired to do more.
Torchia, a senior majoring in biochemistry and history who runs for the
University’s track team, set out to raise $5,000 to endow 10 scholarships
with a seven-day, 400-mile, human-powered trek. Torchia kayaked, biked,
swam, rollerskied and, finally, ran across the finish line June 11.
Fulbright winner
Anh Tran in the U.K.
to study diabetes
Recent graduate Anh Tran was
one of 10 University of Minnesota
students to receive a 2009
Fulbright grant to study abroad.
Tran, who also received recognition for her role in launching the student group Biology
Without Borders, is spending
the academic year at Newcastle
University in the United Kingdom
working with a noted diabetes
researcher. Originally inspired
to pursue the Fulbright by her
experiences screening villagers
for diabetes in Tanzania as a
volunteer with Biology Without
Borders, Tran decided to continue her studies with an eye to
setting up mobile diabetes clin-
Anh Tran
ics in the East African country.
“While in Tanzania, I learned that
diabetes is a problem in developing countries,” says Tran, noting
that she hopes to take what she
learns in the United Kingdom
working with first-generation
immigrants at a respected diabetes clinic and apply that to
Biology Without Borders’ efforts
in Tanzania.
David Dilcher awarded
honorary U of M doctorate
David Dilcher
In 1998, Dilcher and a colleague at a Chinese
university uncovered a fossil of what they
believe to be the world’s oldest flowering plant,
which lived at least 125 million years ago. The
discovery, which secured Dilcher’s reputation
for solving what Darwin termed the “abominable mystery” of how flowering plants evolved
from green plants and became the dominant
plant group on Earth, was featured in an episode of Nova titled “First Flower.”
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New director sets
priorities for BTI
Michael Sadowsky stepped into his new role
as director of the University’s BioTechnology
Institute (BTI), which is jointly administered
by the College of Biological Sciences and the
Institute of Technology, earlier this fall.
CBS alumnus David Dilcher, the world’s leading authority on the evolution of flowering
plants, received an honorary doctorate from
the University of Minnesota on September 26
at Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories.
Dilcher’s lifelong passion for plant evolution
was sparked during time spent as a student
at the field station. After earning B.S. and M.S.
degrees in biology, geology and zoology at
the University of Minnesota in 1958 and 1960,
Dilcher went on to earn his doctorate at Yale
University. He spent most of his career as professor of botany for the University of Indiana.
Now retired, he continues his work as an
adjunct professor at the University of Florida.
As director, Sadowsky plans to build on BTI’s
success at developing environmentally friendly biochemical and microbial technologies.
“We clearly have expertise in this area,” says
Sadowsky, “and this is where we really can
make a big impact in the future.”
A professor in the Department of Soil, Water
Michael Sadowsky
and Climate and co-director of the Microbial
and Plant Genomics Institute, Sadowsky
joined the University in 1989 and has been a
BTI faculty member since 1997.
Longtime ecology professor retires
Frank Barnwell, an award-winning professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution
and Behavior (EEB) retired at the end of May after nearly 40 years at the University.
Barnwell received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and taught for three years at
the University of Chicago before joining the faculty of the University of Minnesota in 1970.
His studies of marine organisms have taken him to research stations around the world.
Barnwell provided leadership for CBS as head of EEB for eight years and as director of
the Honors Program for more than 20 years.
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Every gift makes a difference
The College of Biological Sciences gratefully acknowledges the following donors, who have
generously provided support for student scholarships and fellowships, research and a variety of
special initiatives during fiscal year 2008-09. Every gift makes a difference.
If your name is missing or listed incorrectly, please call 612-625-7705 or e-mail lindq011@umn.edu.
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Trudy L Olson M | Neil E and Gail W Olszewski |
Deborah I Oswald | Michelle A Padua | David A
and Rebecca J Palmer M | Henry W Park | Joan
J and James J Pearson M | Ernest M Peaslee M
| William R Peglow | Christopher Pensinger M |
Dennis R Peterson | Lon D Phan | Richard E and
Elaine E Phillips | Martha M Phillips | Ronald L
and Judith L Phillips M | William and Margaret
Pilacinski | Gerald A Pitzl M | George Eric Plum
| Analisa M Pratt | Helen M J Pratt | Lawrence C
BOLD Names - Membership in University of Minnesota President’s Club
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Pratt | Susan K Rathe M | Anne L Raich and John
L Sharp | Lorna J Reichl M | Moira L M Richards
M | Timothy I Richardson M | Harold G Richman
M | William P and Charlotte M Ridley III | Barbara
A Roach | Timothy H Robinson M | Robert D
and Lori G Roettger | Scott C Rowe M | Doris S
M Suiter | Amy L Swanson | Amy J Symstad |
Nobutaka Takahashi | Jeffrey E Tam | Mari C
Thomas | Michael J Thomas | Paul C Thompson |
Michael and Lisa Thompson M | Joseph R Thurn
| Jennifer S Powers and Peter Tiffin | Rick D Timmers | Douglas L Tomhave M | Robert M Valente
M | Martin G Vick | Joseph S Villa M | William
Voedisch and Laurie Carlson M | Thomas A Vogelpohl M | Wachovia Foundation | Terence C Wagenknecht M | George M Wagner | Lori A Walker
| Mary F Walker | Yexun Wang and Ding Wu M |
Brian E Weckwerth M | George D Weiblen | Linda
E Wenner | Nancy J Werner-Azarski | Charles A
West | James Wiersig | Mark S Wilke M | Curtis
M and Janice M Wilson M | Jeanette A Wiltse |
Winnebago United Fund | Jim Winter M | Clifford
D Wright M | Jerry Wynn | Jeremy M Yarwood |
Jennifer | York-Barr M | Thomas H Zytkovicz
$1 - $99
CBS student and scholarship recipient Michelle
Holman (left) spent time volunteering in Costa Rica and
Nicaragua this past summer with the student group
Minnesota Medical Leaders.
Rubenstein | Christopher J Sabol M | Thomas
E Sauber M | Paul D and Tamara J Saunders |
Alison E Schini | Kathleen E Schroeder | Laura
D Schroeder | Lisa M Schweiger M | Fang-Miin
Sheen | Robert and Elsie Shoemaker | Laura A
Sikkink M | Gary B Silberstein M | Pamela J Skinner | Thomas K and Marillyn B Soulen | Shweta
Srikanth | St Jude Medical Inc | St Paul Audubon
Society | John G Steiert M | Jon R Stenberg M
| Linda K Stevenson | Mark W Stuckey | Amy
John S Adams | Keith A Aleckson M | Arthur Allen
| Sarah J Alliman M | LeRoy A Altermatt | AMGEN
Foundation | Ellen V Anderson | Janet M
Anderson | Joan E Anderson | Kent K and Susan
H Anderson M | Lorraine B Anderson M |
Michelle L Bierma Anderson | Thomas W
Anderson | Thomas Andrzejewski | Bonita K
Antonsen M | Jennifer S Auge | Lynne and Robert
Bachschneider M | Leonard J Banaszak |
Margaret Johnson Barch | Sara-Ellen Barsel |
Andrea Barton-Elson | Marlene R Barton M | Sally
L Barton | David J Beers | Kellie A Benzow |
Jeffrey O and Cynthia L Bergsbaken | Judith and
Michael Berman M | Felicia T Beseka | Pallavi P
Bhosale | Bopaiah A Biddanda | David Bilderback
| Melinda A Bimberg | David A Blair | Lisa
Blazejewski | David S Blehert | Suzanne R and
Clifford M Bloberger M | Frank A Blocki | Simba L
Blood M | Cynthia K Bluhm | Thomas L Bodger |
Gary A Boorman M | Timothy M Borland | Boston
Scientific Corporation | Andrew G Bostrom M |
Patricia L Bourgoin | Derek R Brandt | Terry L
Brown | Leah A Brus | Lakshmi R Buddhavarapu |
Diane E Bundlie | Keith D and Monika R Burau M
| Todd A Burnes | Jack T Buss | Kate M Busse M |
Paul R Cabe | Dawn Cameron | Bradley E Carter
M | Winston P Cavert and Carol L Witte M |
Brenda L Chadwick | Shinlin Chen | Monica K
Cheng | David M Choquette | City of Roseville
Administration Department | Claudia B and Henry
M Colvin Jr M | Jean R Conklin | Julie L Constable
M | Jane M Cowan-Kassick | Kevin W Custer |
Donald E Dahlstrom | Constance F Danielson |
Luz M Amaya-Day and Douglas N Day M |
Rachael De Caro | Leslie D De Rouin | Stephanie
J Decker and Jeffrey S Johnson M | Joseph E
Delarco M | Margaret A Dietrich | Maria S Dlott |
Haimanti Dorai | Milta Rabell Dudek | John G
Duguid | Robert Lee Dunbar | Christopher T
Dunwiddie | David J Eagan | Bruce B Edinger |
James S Egger | David G Einzig | Terri and Vaios
Eleftheriou M | Mark E Ellefson | Judy A
Enenstein | Scott P Erickson | Bryan W Evarts |
Beth L Fahrmann | Hani A Farhat M | Barbara J
Fealy M | Alan R Felix | Gregory D Ferguson | Lisa
Ferm | Mark L Ferrey | Gerald S Finer | Rebecca J
Fishel | Carolyn M Fisk M | Kara L Foner | Kin C
Fong | Jesse M Ford | Blair and Melinda Foreman
| Laurie I Forsythe | Carl E Frasch | Michael D
Frenchik | Jeffrey D Gabe M | Preston S and
Renetta J Gable M | Mark W and Susan M
Galatowitsch | Samuel W Gale M | Aparna B and
Mukul C Ganguli M | Sarah C Gantert M | Dennis
P Garin M | Elizabeth A Gemo M | General Mills
Foundation | Robert J Geraghty M | Nancy E
Geving | Margaret A Nordlie Gibson | GlaxoSmithKline Foundation | Melissa S Glenn M | Matthew
L Goeltl | Barbara M Gosenheimer | Robert M
Gottschalk | Joan R Greathouse | Eric Christopher Grimm M | Amy R Groszbach M | Nancy A
Haas M | Dwight A Haberman | Kris M Hagen |
Kimberly A Hagen | Sten E Hakanson | Timothy J
and Susan M Halloran M | James R Halverson |
William J Hammes | Michael J Hansel | Barbara
C S Hansen M | Richard J Harden | Richard
Hargreaves | Jolene J Hart | Edward F Haskins |
BOLD Names - Membership in University of Minnesota President’s Club
M - Membership in the University of Minnesota Alumni Association/Biological Sciences Alumni Society | * - Deceased
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Lisa N Haubein | Gloria L Hawkinson | Ellen M
Heath | Charles K Heinrich | Stephanie M
Helfman | Leif K Hembre | William C Henke |
Laurie M Hennen M | Donald R Hickman M |
Katherine E Himes and Mark W Lescher |
Timothy T Hinze | Ronald H Hoess M | Theodore A
Hoffman Jr M | Robert J Hofman | Todd H Holm |
Sarah J Holmen | Dean A Honetschlager | Joan D
Horbal | Gordon L Houk | Katherine Mitchell
Howe and Erik Hembre | Elaine M Hurt | IBM
International Foundation | John D Jackson |
Nancy J Jarvis | Geraldine L Jensen M | Melody E
Jewell M | Ross A Jilk | Janice J Johnson |
Jerome L Johnson | Kimberly D Johnson M |
Margaret K Juckett | Sushma Kamran | Randy J
Kangas | Eileen M Karl M | Shiela U Keefe M |
Ann E Kelley | Ann R Kelley | Kari B Kenefick |
James Daniel Kiley | Susan S King | David T and
Catherine Kirkpatrick | Eric W Kjellesvig | Kristine
S Klos | Adam P Knapp | M Dean Knighton | Julie
A Knott | Rebecca D Knowles M | Julie M Koetz |
Tyler J Kohlmetz | Leslie A Kopietz | Linda J
Korhonen-Brula | Eric W Korman | Richard V
Kowles M | Thomas P Krick M | Rodney L Kuehn
M | Paul M Kunkel M | Sarah M Kunkel | Karen D
Kurvink | Haley Laken | Roberta K LammersCampbell | Paul D Lampe M | Jonathan D and
KelleyJo Lancaster | Lawrence J Landherr |
Judith M Landucci M | Kimberly A LaPlante | Erin
E Lauinger | Daniel Lee | David A Lee M | Kenneth
R Lee | Melinda J C and Steven H C Lee M |
Robert D Lehrer | Carol M Letourneau | Duane J
LeTourneau M | Oren I Levin | Michael J Lewis |
Scott C Likely M | Matthew Lindner | Robert K
Lindorfer Jr | Stephen R and Heather H Lines M |
Rebecca J Linke | Joseph D Little | Amina C
Lobban | Mary Jo Lockbaum | Timothy A Lundahl
| Alfred Lutterman | James D Lux | Janet E Lynch
| Daniel O Lynch M | Jeffrey A Marcus M |
Cathleen A Marquardt | Julian D Marshall |
Michael B Martinez | Richard Mc Gee Jr M |
Kathleen M McCann M | Lisa M and Chad A
McKenzie | Elizabeth Ray McLean | Daniel P
McTarish | Lonnie M Menard | The Merck
Company Foundation | Rebecca R Merica | Erin A
Meulners | Jane T Michaels | Andrew J Miles |
Gina R Miller | Irene E Miller | Joanna L Miller |
Joseph B Miller | Loren M Miller | Luke D Millsop
| Howard A Milstein M | Bruce K Mobarry | James
R Moldenhauer | Bruce Monson and Sara L
Langer | Kathleen Kearney Moore | Filip M Mulier
| James A Munter | Michael C Murray | Steven H
Myster | Patricia J Neal | Shelley L Nehl | Conrad
N Nelson | Daryl E Nelson M | Douglas R Nelson
M | Elissa M Nelson | Glenn M Nelson | Thomas H
and Mary Lou Nicholls | Kevin R Nickelson |
Randall T Nipper | Barbara J Noeldner | Heidi Jo
Norman | Carolyn J O’Brien M | Kennedy J O
Brien | Michael B O’Connor | Amy Oganeku M |
Christy M Olson M | Richard F O’Neill M | Jon Ong
| Donna R and James R Onstott | Patrick E
O’Regan M | Sean M O’Rourke | Christine E
Ostendorf M | Chris C Otto | Lahcen Oubaha |
George P Papadi | Mark T Parenteau | Jean G
Parodi | Ann M Parsons | Mary E Pauza | Amy C
Paver | Indre J Pemberton | Ryan M Peterson |
Paul Peterson | Pfizer Foundation | Pamela J
Pietz | Douglas A Plager | Robert E Pohlman |
Nancy J Poindexter | Shirley J Pratt M | Gerald W
and Kathleen F Probst | Progress Energy | Robert
P Provost M | Raymond E Pugh | Allison E Purtell
| Marcia A Raley M | Victoria A Ranua M | Cynthia
D Rawn | Christopher S Raymond | Kent M Reed
M | John J Reiners Jr | Patricia Riche | Diana M
Rocha Plaster | Laura A and James S Rochford |
Charles F Rodell | Louise A Rollins-Smith | H
Gerritt Rosenthal | Angela R Ruzicka | Steven D
Salt | Mary V Santelmann and George A King |
Thomas H Sautter | Mary Ellen Schaefer M |
Carolyn R Schaeffer | Susan V Schauer M |
Genevieve Schentzel M | Marianne A Scherzer |
Lolly J Schiffman M | Clint S Schmidt M | Peter M
Schmitt M | Sandra L Schotland | Janet L and
Christopher L Schottel | Christine A Schousboe |
Tina Seeland M | Sandra H Seilheimer | Ruth A
Semlak | Madeline I Serr | Michelle I Setterholm |
Amit M Shah | Alicia M Shams | Catherine M
Shannon | Ruth Geyer Shaw | Paul J Sheldon |
Randy A Shelerud | Kristen Lynn Shogren M |
Samuel J Shuster | Leonard J Sibinski | Ambior
Sidney | Robin L Siewert | Gregg D Simonson |
Alan M Singer | Reed J Sloss | Jeffrey E Smith |
Arnold W Sodergren | James V Soldin II M | Rex L
Solomon | Erica and Christopher Spangler | Vladimir Spasojevic | Sandra L Spier | Joseph M
Spitzmueller | Nathan P Staff | Donna M Stark M |
Chad A Stein | Dwayne L Stenlund M | Matt and
Linda Stenzel | Edward G Stets M | Shelley A
Steva M | May T Stewart | Michael K Stock |
Michael E Stone | Robin L W Storey | Diane R
Storvick | Gary A Strand | Jami R Stromberg |
Jerry L Stumpf M | John J Sullivan | Ryan M
Sunderman M | Edward B Swain M | Paul N
Swenson | Jennifer L Tagatz M | Jean E Takekawa
| Russell D Tall | Charlotte H Templin M | Jason M
Tennessen | Dennis N Thaden | James M Thares |
Barbara J Thoman and Charles Welling | Michael
G Thomas | James R Thompson | Kimberly S
Thompson | Gary L Thomsen | Tammy L
Torgerson | John D Trawick M | Timothy J Tripp M
| Roy W Trosvig | Genevieve M Tvrdik | Robert C
Venette | Jonathan L Vennerstrom | Scott Q and
Bridgette L Vidas M | Gregory A Viglianti | Mary S
and Donald J Wagner M | Philip J Walch | Scott R
and Nancy Walcker M | James Walker and Randi
Nordstrom M | Bradley J Ward | Kimberly K
Washburn | Waters Corporation | Nigel J and
Jane M Wattrus M | A. Vincent Weber* | David A
Wedin | Daniel J and Christine H Wendt | Jane I
Wenger M | Shelly L Whelan | Deborah A
Whitcomb | Susan L Wichlacz M | David P and
Julie Wicklund M | C Robert Wikel | Elizabeth J
Williams M | Deborah L Winters M | Gary M Wood
M | Elizabeth A Wroblewski | Jianwei Wu | Judith
L Wulff | James and Kelly Yolch | Laurie A Zenner
BOLD Names - Membership in University of Minnesota President’s Club
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