In Memoriam
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Roger Ellis and Linda Chown.
April 23, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 17)
November 14, 2023 (Volume 47, Number 6)
Melvin Northup, retired professor of biology
Retired faculty member
Melvin
Northup, retired professor of biology, died October 26, 2023. He
was 85.
Northup joined Grand Valley's faculty in 1972 and retired in 2020, teaching in the Natural Resources Management Program, where his specialty was soil science and climatology.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Blandford Nature Center or the Soil and Water Conversation Society.
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This article was last edited on November 6, 2023 at 4:47 p.m.
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Roger Ellis and Linda Chown.
April 23, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 17)
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Michelle Duram.
April 9, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 16)
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as John Zaugra and Roelof Bijkerk.
March 26, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 15)