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A tree grows for Mary

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Posted May 4, 2015 at 12:49 p.m.

Student members of Tri Beta Biology Honors Society and the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University have planted two trees on campus in honor of their former biology professor, Dr. Mary Connell. Connell, who taught at Appalachian, died unexpectedly in December 2014. “Dr. Connell dedicated 40 years of her life to the advancement of Appalachian students. She was a highly regarded teacher, a valued colleague and a dear friend. She is very much missed by all who knew her,” said Dr. Sue L. Edwards, chair of the Department of Biology. The evergreen trees were planted in a location that overlooks Connell’s former research and teaching laboratories in Rankin Science Building. (Photo by Marie Freeman)

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