Professor of Biology and Curator of the Herbarium

Education--
BS, Louisiana Tech University
Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Major area of research--Systematic Botany

Courses currently teaching--
Concepts of Modern Biology I & II (1305 & 1306)
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants (4414)
Medical Botany (3314)
Aquatic Botany

Biography

• Native of Louisiana
• Served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy
• Research concerns the phylogeny of tropical plants and flora of Texas
• Hobbies include cooking Cajun food, woodworking using traditional tools, and botany
• Awarded a Smithsonian Senior Fellowship in 2000