[Pollinator] We will miss Dr. Tom Eisner

[Ladadams at aol.com]

It is with great sadness that I send this post to the pollinator list  
serv.  It would be hard to find a more effective and consistent advocate  for 
pollinators than Dr. Tom Eisner who died this week.  Below is a link to  his 
obituary.  On a personal note, Tom was a profoundly kind as well  as 
brilliant individual who had time for questions and support for the  pollinator 
issue in the midst of his busy schedule, and even as his health was  failing.  
He will be greatly missed.  
 
Laurie
 
 
 
Dear ISCE Members and Friends: 
I have very sad news to report.  Professor Thomas Eisner  passed away on 25 
March 2011.  He was a great observer of nature. He had  profound impact on 
most of us in chemical ecology, and he stimulated a love of  nature and 
insects in the public.   Here is a link to an obituary that  gives more 
information:  
_http://www.newswise.com/articles/tom-eisner-father-of-chemical-ecology-and-
renowned-biologist-dies-at-81?ret=/articles/list&category=latest&page=1&sear
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(http://www.newswise.com/articles/tom-eisner-father-of-chemical-ecology-and-renowned-biologist-dies-at-81?ret=/articles/list&categor
y=latest&page=1&search[billing_institution_id]=266&search[sort]=date+desc&se
arch[has_multimedia]=&search[status]=3)  
With Respect, 
Ken Haynes 
See additional notes below: 
From: Tom Baker 
March 26, 2011 
I just received this sad  message below, forwarded to me by a new graduate 
student from Cornell who is  coming to Penn State this June to pursue his 
PhD here. 

I would ask you  to please forward this to the ISCE membership.

I was fortunate to have  taken several classes from Tom Eisner when I was 
an undergraduate and M.S.  student in entomology at Cornell. Eisner always 
had the students so energized  after his lectures that you wanted to run out 
and do experiments on all the  things he so enthusiastically said weren't yet 
known. He showed everyone the  promise and excitement of exploring all 
these things that he said nobody knew  anything about.

I was lucky to have known him, as I'm sure so many others  can say with the 
same certainty.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Tom  Baker 
From: Kraig Adler, Cornell
Sent: Saturday, March 26,  2011 9:22 AM

Subject: Tom Eisner


Dear Colleagues:

It is  with the deepest sadness that I inform you that our dear friend  and
colleague, Tom Eisner, died last night at his home with Maria at  Kendall.
Their daughters are in Ithaca this weekend. I have no other  information at
this time.

Tom's passing marks the end of an era for  our department. Tom is the last 
of
that group of our founding faculty who, in  1964, foresaw that neurobiology
and behavior as disciplines had a natural  affiliation that would someday
come together in spectacular ways. That we  have just made offers to two
outstanding young scientists whose research is  specifically on the neural
basis of behavior is the best possible affirmation  of the success of their
original vision.

Tom's stature as a scientist,  teacher, mentor, conservationist, and human
rights advocate will long be  remembered by all. He was, in every respect, a
truly great person. It has  been a privilege to call him our friend and
colleague. I hope you will take a  few moments today to remember Tom and the
many contributions he made to  science, to Cornell, our two colleges,  and 
to
our department.

I  am certain you all join me in extending our deepest sympathies to  Maria,
Tom's life's partner in everything that he did, and to their  daughters,
Yvonne, Vivien, and Christina, and their  families.

Respectfully,

Kraig


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