Steve Ashe, Curator of Entomology, University of Kansas

[Rodney S. Hanley]

Yes, what an immense and terrible tragedy.  I'm finding it hard to believe
that he has passed.  Steve was my Ph.D. advisor from 1996 to 2001 and helped
mold me as an educator and scientist in ways I cannot fully express.  After
I left KU, he continued to be a tremendous scientific and personal role
model.  There seems to be so many more projects we wanted to work on
together.  Brian's comment about Steve being a true champion of quality
research is so very true.  Steve's passing will leave quite a hole in
entomology.

---Rod


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Rodney S. Hanley
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Earth System Science and Policy
Clifford Hall, Box 9011
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9007
Tel. 701.777.3909 | Fax. 701.777.2940
E-mail. rshanley at aero.und.edu
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Of Brian Brown
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [TAXACOM] Steve Ashe, Curator of Entomology, University of
Kansas

This is an immense tragedy. Steve was a great systematist and a true
champion of quality research. What an incredible blow to our science.

Brian
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Brian V. Brown
Curator, Entomology Section
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Boulevard Los
Angeles, CA, 90007, USA Telephone 213 763-3363 FAX 213 746-2999
bbrown at nhm.org www.phorid.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Taxacom Discussion List [mailto:TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU] On Behalf
Of Beach, James H
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 8:48 AM
To: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
Subject: Steve Ashe, Curator of Entomology, University of Kansas

Colleagues,

I regret to inform that Dr. Steve Ashe, Senior Curator of Entomology, and
Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas
Biodiversity Research Center, passed away today after a very brief illness.
Arrangements are pending.

We will miss Steve immensely.

Jim B.

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James H. Beach
Biodiversity Research Center
University of Kansas
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
T 785 864-4645, F 785 864-5335