Biology Faculty, Ray Derrick, photo 4

This image shows a Professor of the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the 1970s. Derrick began teaching at Appalachian State in 1946, and served as department chairman from 1956 to 1973. He retired in 1978. The Department of Biology aimed to provide cultural background in life sciences, prepare biology teachers, and train biologists, and included courses on ecology, zoology, and botany. It is housed in the College of Arts and Sciences and maintains a greenhouse, a herbarium, and several land tracts located on and off campus.

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Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 8, Biology F2, C14.2.2.2.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

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Appalachian State University. Department of Biology

Derrick, Finnis Ray, 1911-1998

1970-1979

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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