MSU AWARDS

Distinguished Faculty Award

R.S. Bandurski	1963	H. Kende	1988
J.E. Cantlon	1964	J.L. Lockwood	1990
E.C. Cantino	1964	C.R. Somerville	1992
A. Lang	1976	J.A.D. Zeevaart	1996
N.E. Good	1978	C.P Wolk	1998
R.P. Scheffer	1985

University Distinguished Professor

C.R. Somerville	1992	K. Keegstra	1998
H. Kende	1996	J.A.D. Zeevaart	1998

Teacher-Scholar Award

F.W. Ewers

1991

Woman Achiever Award

K.L. Klomparens

1982-83

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

A. Lang, 1967

H. Kende, 1992

J.A.D. Zeevaart, 1998

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AWARDS

Professional Society Presidents

G.W. Prescott, Phycological Society of America, 1954
W.J. Hooker, Potato Association of America, 1959
E.S. Beneke, Mycological Society of America, 1961-62
G.W. Prescott, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 1964
G.W. Prescott, American Limnological Society, 1964-65
R.S. Bandurski, American Society of Plant Physiologists, 1966
A. Lang, Society for Developmental Biology, 1968
J.E. Cantlon, Ecological Society of America, 1968
A. Lang, American Association of Plant Physiologists, 1970-71
G.W. Bird, Society of Nematologists, 1977-78
J.L. Lockwood, American Phytopathological Society, 1984-85
J.H. Hart, Walnut Council of America, 1991-92
B.B. Sears, American Genetics Association, 1993

Fellow, AAAS

W.B. Drew	1948
E.S. Beneke	1967
H. Kende	1990

Fellow, American Phytopathological Society

J.L. Lockwood	1977	H.H. Murakishi	1985
A.H. Ellingboe	1978	D.C. Ramsdell	1988
R.P. Scheffer	1979	A.L. Jones	1990
W.J. Hooker	1980	G.A. de Zoeten	1992
G.W. Bird	1983	M.L. Lacy	1993

Ciba-Geigy Award

A.L. Jones (APS)	1978	G.R. Safir (APS)	1984
G.W. Bird (SON)	1983	C.T. Stephens (APS)	1988

Other Professional Society Awards

H.H. Murakishi - American Phytopathological Society Ruth Allen Award, 1980
E.S. Beneke - Mycological Society of America W.A. Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1984
N.E. Good - American Society of Plant Physiologists Chas. F. Kettering Award for Excellence in Photosynthesis Research, 1988
F.W. Ewers - Botanical Society of American Michael A. Cichan Award, 1996
J.H. Hart - Fellow, American Society of Forestry, 1996
H. Kende - American Society of Plant Physiologists Stephen Hales Prize, 1998

Awards From Foreign Governments And Instititutions

A. Lang - Member, German Academy of Natural Science (Leopoldina), 1965
- Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Glasgow, 1981
J.A.D. Zeevaart - Corresponding Member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Science, 1974
E.J. Klos - Medal, Agricultural Ministry of Poland, 1977
R. Bandurski - Gold Medal, Polish Promotion of Scholarly Exchange, 1980
- Silver Medal of Merit, Government of Poland, 1987
- Doctoris Honoris Causa, Copernicus University, 1987
H. Kende - Member, Germany Academy of Natural Science (Leopoldina), 1985
- Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Fribourg Faculty of Sciences, 1996
C.R. Somerville - Fellow, Royal Society of London, 1991

Other Awards

N.E. Good - Development of Good Buffers, 1962,'66,'80
J.E. Cantlon - MSU Provost, 1969-75
- Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, 1975-82
- Dean, Graduate School and Resarch and Graduate Studies, 1982-90
E.C. Cantino - Founding Editor of Experimental Mycology, 1975
P.G. Murphy - Outstanding Teacher Award, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1991
K.L. Klomparens - Mich. Assn. Governing Boards Distinguished Faculty Award, 1994

Alexopoulos, C.J., and E.S. Beneke. Laboratory Manual for Introductory Mycology. Eds. 1 and 2. 1952 & 1962
Barnes, E.A. Atlas and Manual of Plant Pathology. 1968
Beaman, J.H. The Plants of Mount Kinabalu. 1. Ferns and Fern Allies (with B.S. Parris and R.S. Beaman). 1992
Beaman, J.H. The Plants of Mount Kinabalu. 2. Orchids (with J.J. Wood and R.S. Beaman). 1993
Beneke, E.S. Medical Mycology Manual (5 Eds.; Eds. 3-5 with A.L. Rogers). 1959-1994
Beneke, E.S. Human Mycoses. (8 Eds.; Ed. 8 with A.L. Rogers and J.W. Rippon.). 1968-1984
Bessey, E.A. Morphology and Taxonomy of Fungi. 1950

Corcos, A.F., and F.V. Monaghan. Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids: A Guided Study. 1993
Corcos, A.F. The Myth of Human Races. 1997
Cross, A.T., and M.P. Schemel. Geology and Economic Resources of the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia. Part I, Geology: Part II, Economic Resources. 1956
Cross, A.T., C.E. Prouty, and R.J. Bain. The Sedimentological and Paleontological Features of the Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian Rocks of Southeastern Ohio and Western West Virginia: Field Guide. 1979
Darlington, H.T. Guide to the Mosses of Michigan. 1964
Klomparens, K.L. Procedures for Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy for Biological and Medical Sciences (with S.L. Flegler and G.R. Hooper). 1986
Klomparens, K.L. Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy: An Introduction. (with S.L. Flegler and J.W. Heckman Jr.). 1993
Knobloch, I., and D. Correll. The Ferns and Fern Allies of Chihuahua, Mexico. 1962
Knobloch, I. The Plant Collectors of Northern Mexico. 1979
Knobloch, I. Livable Planets are Hard to Find. 1994
McMeekin, D. Diego Rivera: Science and Creativity in the Detroit Murals. 1985
Nelson, R. Diseases of Gladiolus. 1948
Nelson, R. Verticillium Wilt of Peppermint. 1950
Prescott, G.W. How to Know Fresh Water Algae, Eds. 1 and 2. 1954 & 1964
Prescott, G.W., and J.C. Elliott. Fundamentals of Plant Science. 1955
Prescott, G.W. The Algae of the Western Great Lakes Area. Eds 1 and 2. 1951 & 1962
Scheffer, R.P. The Nature of Disease in Plants. 1996
Taggart, R.E. Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (7 editions; Ed. 1 with D. Kirk and C. Starr; Eds. 2-7 with C. Starr). 1978-1995
Taggart, R.E. The New Weather Satellite Handbook (with C. Starr). 1981
Vargas, J.M. Management of Turfgrass Diseases. 1981

Several faculty have served as editors or co-editors of books: G.W. Bird, D. Cation, I.W. Knobloch, A.F. Saettler, G.R. Safir, and P.G. Murphy.

APS COMPENDIA
Compendia of Plant Diseases have been edited or co-edited by G.W. Bird, W.J. Hooker, A.L. Jones, D.C. Ramsdell and M.V. Wiese.

1964 - The Carter Report on Graduate Education in U.S. Universities ranked MSU 13th among departments of botany. This ranking was the highest of any MSU department.

1969 - The Roose-Anderson Report on Excellence of Graduate Programs ranked MSU 9th among departments of botany. Ours was the only department at MSU to rank in the"distinguished" category.

Anton Lang 1965-78
Hans Kende (Acting) 1978-79
Philip Filner (Acting) 1979-80
Charles Arntzen 1980-84
Hans Kende 1984-88
C. Peter Wolk 1988-92
Kenneth Keegstra 1993-

Botany faculty members, from the beginning of the University, have provided practical advice to growers and homeowners through written correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, printed bulletins, oral presentations, conferences, and meetings with individual growers. More recently, these have been augmented by radio talks, television presentations and computer communications. Even 100 years ago, Professor Beal estimated that he had answered 5000 questions concerning grasses, weeds, trees, fungi, etc. during the period 1904-1910.
The Extension aspect of the University's mission was expanded and formalized by passage of the federal Smith-Lever Act in 1914, which established the Cooperative Extension Service. The Act provided federal funds to be matched with monies from the states. At present, six plant pathologists, representing 2.87 full-time equivalents, are responsible for extension activities. These include:

G.C. Adams (27%) Diseases of woody ornamentals and forest trees
L.P. Hart (50%) Diseases of field crops
M.K. Hausbeck (61%) Diseases of vegetables and greenhouse ornamentals
A.L. Jones (50%) Tree fruit diseases
D.C. Ramsdell (50%) Disease of small fruits
J.M. Vargas (49%) Turfgrass diseases
In all cases, the faculty member's extension work is complemented by related applied and fundamental research.