Background
Hall, Marion Trufant was born on September 6, 1920 in Gorman, Texas, United States. Son of Frank Marion and Nora Gertrude (Wharton) Hall.
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Marion Trufant Hall
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Marion Trufant Hall, American botany educator, arboretum director. Board directors Joyce Foundation, Chicago; Fellow Indiana Academy of Sciences, Cranbrook Institute of Science; member Ecological Society of America, Asa Gray Memorial Association, Michigan Natural Areas Council, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, Michigan Botanical Club (past president Detroit), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Oklahoma, 1943. Master of Science, University Oklahoma, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, 1951.
Doctor of Science (honorary), North Central College, Illinois, 1977.
Career
Ranger, National Park Service, Department Interior, 1942;
instructor botany, U. Oklahoma, 1946-1947;
curator, Bebb Herbarium, 1949;
field botanist, instructor, Texas Nature Camp, National Audubon Society, Kerrville, Texas, 1948;
graduate assistant zoology, teaching fellow, Washington University, 1948-1950;
special lecturer genetics and evolution, Henry Shaw School Botany, 1952;
botanist, Cranbrook Institute Science, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1950-1956;
acting director, Cranbrook Institute Science, 1955-1956;
professor, head department botany, Butler U., 1956-1962;
visiting professor botany, U. Oklahoma, 1962;
director, Stovall Museum Science and History, 1962-1966;
director, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, 1966-1990;
director emeritus, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, since 1990. Professor botany, acting director University of Michigan Botanical Gardens, 1963-1964. Professor horticulture University of Illinois, Urbana.
Adjunct Professor biology Northern Illinois U. Consultant Michigan Department Conservation, Handbook Biological Materials for Museums, also consultant on conservation issues, open space preservation & management, vegetationalanalysis, land use rating.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Joyce Foundation, Chicago. Fellow Indiana Academy of Sciences, Cranbrook Institute of Science. Member Ecological Society of America, Asa Gray Memorial Association, Michigan Natural Areas Council, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, Michigan Botanical Club (past president Detroit), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.
Connections
Married Virginia Riddle, November 9, 1944. Children: Susan, Alan Lee, John Lane.
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Nationality
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Awards
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Henrietta Heerman scholar Washington University, 1951. Recipient award for professionalism American Association Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Inc., citation for services to the United States government Institute Museum Superior vena cava syndrome, Alumni Achievement award University Oklahoma, 1953, Liberty Hyde Bailey medal for outstanding achievement in American horticulture American Horticultural Society, 1990, Hutchinson medal for outstandingsvc. to horticulture, 1990. National Science Foundation grantee.Henrietta Heerman scholar Washington University, 1951. Recipient award for professionalism American Association Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Inc., citation for services to the United States government Institute Museum Superior vena cava syndrome, Alumni Achievement award University Oklahoma, 1953, Liberty Hyde Bailey medal for outstanding achievement in American horticulture American Horticultural Society, 1990, Hutchinson medal for outstandingsvc. to horticulture, 1990. National Science Foundation grantee.