In Memoriam
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Sherman Van Solkema and Norman Leeling.
January 21, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 10)
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 Sherman Van Solkema and Norman Leeling.
January 21, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 10)
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Jessica Molloy, Jerry Bosch and William Boomgaard.
November 12, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 6)
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Antonio Herrera.
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