The ASPB Legacy Society

The ASPB Legacy Society, initiated in late 2016, provides financial support for Society activities that foster professional and student-centered programs and activities. Its primary goal is to nurture future generations of plant biologists and, thereby, ensure the health and longevity of the Society. The Society, led by the Legacy Society Leadership Committee, was launched with contributions from Founding Members who endowed the fund with a financial commitment of over half a million dollars. Also shown (by #) are individuals whose cumulative contributions have reached or exceeded $5,000, since 2020, and anyone whose cumulative donations to ASPB reach or exceed $5,000 is considered a member of the Legacy Society. All of ASPB’s fundraising activities are governed by the Society’s Gift Acceptance Policy.

Legacy Society Members

To acquaint ASPB’s members with the Members of the Legacy Society, names highlighted in green are linked to short autobiographies describing their careers. Within the bios is a link to the Member’s Academic Family Tree (if they provided one), which shows individuals whose careers they nurtured, as well as those who nurtured them.

Damian Allen#
Nikolaus Amrhein
Charles Arntzen
Sarah Assmann
Julia Bailey-Serres
Alice Barkan
Bonnie Bartel
Christoph Benning
James Birchler
Larry Blanton
Kenneth Boote
Wendy Boss
Rebecca Boston
John Boyer
Ray Bressan
Winslow Briggs*
Mark Brodl
Bob Buchanan
Dan Bush
Judy Callis
Nicholas Carpita
Anthony Cavalieri#
Vicki Chandler
Kent Chapman
Alice Cheung
Ray Chollet
Maarten Chrispeels
Mary Clutter*
Jerry Cohen

Marc Cohn*
Kevin & Michael Conn#
Gloria Coruzzi
Daniel Cosgrove
John Cushman
Jeffery Dangl
Katayoon Dehesh#
Dean DellaPenna
Debby Delmer
Machi Dilworth
Rick Dixon
Gerald Edwards
Robert Fischer
Robert Fraley#
Michael Frolich#
Elisabeth Gantt
Gary Gardner
Robert Giaquinta
Robert Goldberg
Hugh Grant#
Sarah Grant
Pamela Green
Jean Greenberg
Wilhelm Gruissem
Mary Lou Guerinot
Thomas Guilfoyle*
Gretchen Hagen
Michael Hahn
Candace Haigler
Sarah Hake
Andrew Hanson
Maureen Hanson
John Harada

James Siedow*
Wendy Silk
Bijay Singh
Neelima Sinha
Larry Smart
Chris Somerville
Shauna Somerville
Edgar Spalding
Valerie Sponsel
Gary Stacey
Christopher Staiger
Heven Sze
Lincoln Taiz
Scot Uknes#
Marguerite Varagona
Indra Vasil
Elizabeth Vierling
Richard Vierstra
Alessandro Vitale
Linda Walling
Laura Wayne#
Susan Wessler
Eleanore T. Wurtzel
Patricia Zambryski#
MariaElena Zavala
Jian-Kang Zhu

*Deceased