Obituaries
GVSU Mourns the Loss of Carl Bajema
October 26, 2020
GVSU mourns the loss of Carl Bajema, Professor Emeritus of Biology. Carl Bajema passed away on a colorful, sunny and crisp fall day, symbolic of his love and appreciation of nature. His long and distinguished teaching and research career started at Mankato State College, but he returned to West Michigan to join Grand Valley State University in Allendale. There he was a devoted Laker and taught Biology for 40 years before retiring as a Professor Emeritus in 2007. During that time, he also served two years as a visiting professor at Harvard University and one year as a visitor at the University of Michigan. He did postdoctoral work at Cornell University, Brown University, University of CA, Santa Barbara, University of Houston, and University of Chicago. He published too many articles to begin to name and 12 books. His science interests were broad but revolved primarily around behavioral, quantitative and population genetics, science education, and evolution. Among his many professional contributions were fellowships, directorships, and research at many institutions, including The University of Chicago, University of CA, Berkeley, Harvard Center for Population Studies, and Population Council Europe.
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