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TALES of ALES #2 : Tributes - Local, national and international recognition for Dean Ian Morrison, Dean Robert Newton (later President of the University of Alberta), Professor Mary Spencer, and Professor Chuji Hiruki, four influential past plant scientist members of the Faculty of ALES
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TALES of ALES #2 : Tributes to four past Faculty of ALES plant science professors - Dean Ian Morrison, Dean (and later University President) Robert Newton, Dr. Mary Spencer and Dr. Chuji Hiruki.
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This TALE OF ALES #2 brings forward to the attention of staff and students in the Faculty of ALES and to the public the significant academic, research and public service contributions of four remarkable plant scientists who were past Faculty of ALES members. Although the stories about each have certainly been told in the past this author retells them here with reference to how their important legacy has been ensured, through the renaming of two Faculty lounges, by other means and by national and international recognition. The first two of the featured professors in this TALE are Professors Ian Morrison and Robert Newton, both past Deans of the Faculty, and who both had Faculty lounges renamed after them as a
lasting Tribute. The third featured professor is Professor Mary Spencer, whose innovative plant physiology research led to national and international demand for her to serve in senior science policy committees that influenced the future of science funding in Canada, particularly in the plant sciences. Dr. Spencer was also well-known as a dedicated teacher and for her efforts to increase the participation of women in careers in science. The ‘Mary E. Spencer Award' was established to recognize outstanding mid-career scientists in plant biology and who, like Professor Spencer, were actively engaged in public service roles
in support of the plant biological sciences. The fourth featured professor in this TALE is Professor Chuji Hiruki, nationally and internationally recognized as being one of the leading plant virologists of his era, and for his excellence in teaching, research, scientific discovery and application to solving crop, horticultural and tree disease problems. -
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- 2023-08-02
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- Research Material
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- Public Domain Mark 1.0