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CMU Biological Station honors Jim Gillingham's twenty years as director, July 23, 2005

Also Jim Gillingham 20 Year Honorarium 2005

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Date2005-07-23
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ErasModern era
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2005-07-23
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Summary

Former students, colleagues, family, and friends surprised Dr. Jim Gillingham at the CMU Biological Station on July 23, 2005, to honor his twenty years as director. Dr. Gil Starks presented a university plaque, and the organizers gave Gillingham a memory book, cards, and congratulations.

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The report documents the community honorarium and plaque presentation but not a complete employment history or university personnel record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 2005, "A CMU Surprise."
    Reports the surprise July 23 honorarium at the CMU Biological Station for director Dr. Jim Gillingham's twenty years of service, including a university plaque, memory book, cards, and messages from former students, colleagues, family, and friends. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the honorarium report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “CMU Biological Station honors Jim Gillingham's twenty years as director, July 23, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cmu-jim-gillingham-20-year-honorarium-july-23-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2005, "A CMU Surprise." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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