The Dept. of Botany was founded as an academic program at the University of
Wisconsin-Extension in Milwaukee in 1932. With the establishment of the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1956, the program moved under the administration of the College of
Letters & Science.
Department Chairs
| 1956-1960 |
Ruth I. Walker
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| 1960-1964 |
Peter J. Salamun
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| 1964-1966 |
Robert L. Costello
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| 1966-1969 |
Philip B. Whitford
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| 1969-1973 |
Douglas W. Dunlop
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| 1973-1977 |
Forest W. Stearns
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| 1977-1980 |
Robert L. Costello
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| 1980-1984 |
John L. Blum
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