In Memoriam
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Don Williams Sr. and Thomas Darnell Robinson.
April 14, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 15)
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 Don Williams Sr. and Thomas Darnell Robinson.
April 14, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 15)
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Nancy Shontz.
March 31, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 14)
This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Thomas Yackish.
March 17, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 13)