Programs & Degrees Courses Offered Faculty & Staff GSW Herbarium Careers   Alumni News   Biology Homepage Last updated:08/23/2006 Back to GSW HomePage			Biology Department Herbarium The GSW Herbarium is an impressive collection of over 13,000 cataloged specimen.  The majority of the specimen are non-local flora with most being from California and Utah.  The bulk of the collection was donated to GSW by Dr. Robert A. Norris. Dr. Norris had a Ph.D. in biology and was a professor at Valdosta State University, Rutgers University and University of California at Berkeley.  For over 30 years, he collected and traded his specimen with other intuitions.  After donating his collection to the university, Dr. Norris continued to work with it and served as its curator until his death in 2010.   Georgia Southwestern State University  is honored to house Dr. Robert Norris's collection and appreciates all his labor and devotion to this project. He will be missed. Would you like to make a donation in honor of Dr. Norris, or just to support the herbarium in general? Checks should be written to the GSW Foundation, and at the bottom of the check designate it for: Dr.Norris/Herbarium.   Send to: GSW Foundation, Inc. PO Box 926 Newman Alumni House on the GSW Campus 800 GSW State University Dr. Americus, GA 31709 e-mail: gswfoundation@bellsouth.net 229-931-2014; 229-931-2845 Fax Donations are tax-deductible