Bucknell Magazine

Retiring Faculty

  • Warren "Abe" Abrahamson

    Department of Biology
    Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics
    1973-2012 • 39 years

    Since coming to Bucknell University in 1973, Warren Abrahamson has striven to create a biology department that holds itself to the highest standards possible.

  • Owen Floody

    Department of Psychology
    1974–2012 • 38 years

    "I've always liked figuring out how things work. I thought it would be even more interesting to explore our own operating system."

  • Eugenia "Genie" Gerdes

    Department of Psychology
    Dean Emerita, College of Arts & Sciences
    1974-2012 • 38 years

    When Eugenia "Genie" Gerdes arrived in Lewisburg in 1974 with a Ph.D. from Duke University, the world was swirling with change, and she was in the thick of it.