Death of Dennis Woodland, Emeritus Professor
Dennis Woodland, emeritus research professor of botany, died on Saturday, May 20, in Milton Freewater, Oregon, after a long, hard battle with cancer. He taught at Andrews University in the Department of Biology for 33 years, retiring in 2012. During that time, he continuously served as curator of the Andrews Herbarium (greenhouse). He also served as curator of the Andrews Arboretum and chaired the Andrews Arboretum Council for 21 years. He has about 50 publications and numerous awards to his credit, including Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (’77), the Daniel A. Augsburger Excellence in Teaching Award (’94), the J.N. Andrews Medallion (’97), Outstanding Service Award from the Michigan Botanical Club (’03) and Andrews’s Ecology & Stewardship Award (’09), to name a few. He also conducted a study tour to Australia, and several tours to the Amazon to study medicinal plants.
He is survived by his wife Betty, daughters Heather Christensen (BJ) and Cherie Hughes (Michael), and grandchildren Liam, Colin and Mason Christensen and Rosalyn Hughes.
Please remember the family in your thoughts and prayers. Further details on a memorial service will be shared when available. If you wish to leave comments for the family, you may do so below.
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