Tree Farm, F. Ray Derrick, 1963

This image shows Biology Professor F. Ray Derrick standing at a tree farm in the 1963. Derrick was a vocal advocate for conservation through tree farms and owned over four hundred acres planted with popular and white pine trees. Derrick began teaching biology and ecology in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State in 1946, and served as department chairman from 1956 to 1973. He retired in 1978.

Faculty

Science

Appalachian State University

Retired Faculty/Staff Biographical Information Files, 2005.009, Box 1, Derrick, Dr. Ray FF12, C11.2.3.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1963

News Bureau

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Photographs

English

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1960s

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Department of Biology

Derrick, F. Ray, 1911-1998

Series 4 -- Faculty and Staff. Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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