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Faculty Emeriti

Richard E. Duhrkopf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology. (1984-2017)
B.S., The Ohio State U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

David W. Eldridge, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1968-2011)
B.S., Tennessee Technological U.; M.S., Auburn U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Walter C. Holmes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1989-2017)
B.S., Louisiana Tech U.; M.B.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State.

Owen T. Lind, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1966-2016)
B.A., William Jewell College; M.S., U. of Michigan; Ph.D., U. of Missouri.

Ann E. Rushing, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1989-2014)
B.A., Duke U.; M.S., U. of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Texas A&M U.

Darrell S. Vodopich, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology. (1981-2015)
B.S., East Carolina U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of South Florida.

Julian F. Watkins II, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1964-1997)
B.S., U. of Arkansas; M.S., Kansas State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Kenneth T. Wilkins, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1983-2022)
B.S, University of Texas at Arlington; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Posthumous

Robert S. Baldridge, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1978-1980† 1980-2019)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.S., Kansas State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Frederick R. Gehlbach, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1963-1995)
B.A., Cornell U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Michigan.

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