Fellows
The NPSO Fellows Award recognizes individual members for their exceptional contributions to the Society. The guidelines for nomination are available online or by request from the Fellows Committee at fe*****@*******on.org.
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Jerry Igo
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum Rex Jerrold Igo was born April 25, 1929 in Weleetka, Okla-homa, the youngest of ten children of William Everett Igo and Mary E. Igo. They moved west in the early years of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, arriving in Medford, Oregon, in 1933 where the…
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Veva Stansell
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum Long-time plant en-thusiast Veva Stansell knows there is much work to be done when it comes to cataloguing plants in Oregon, but the 73-year-old south-western Oregon resident welcomes the challenge. “There are times I wish I lived closer to a univer-sity, but on the other hand…
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Charlene Simpson
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum Charlene Simpson wears many hats: mother and grandmother, community committee person, and avid lay botanist. Her botanical interest dates back to childhood Camp Fire Girl projects and a dad whose motto was always “I brake for wildflowers.” Family and career obligations, however, restricted serious pursuit of…
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Rhoda Love
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum A.genuine north-westerner, born and educated in Seattle, Rhoda Love claims she discovered her botanical calling in 1951 during a University of Washington botany class with C.L. Hitchcock. “Hitchy was inspiring. I had a superb education at Washington and will always be grateful to the many fine…
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Frank Lang
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum Frank Lang served three terms as president of NPSO (1985-1986, 1979-1981), was a “Founding Father” of the Siskiyou Chapter (1977), co-edited the Bulletin from 1979-1981, and was the first editor of Kalmiopsis (1991- 1994). He has won many awards for his research, publications and volunteer work,…
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Karl Urban
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum “A flower is an exquisite thing, beautiful and delicate, a harbinger of hope for the green world that lets us all survive.” – Karl Urban, 1983 Karl was born June 6, 1943 in Kimberly, Idaho. In 1962 he entered the botany program at the University of…