Dr. Paul Heller, 1948 — 2010

The turfgrass research world has sadly lost another leader with the passing of Dr. Paul Heller of Pennsylvania State University, who died on January 18, 2010, after a long battle with colon cancer. The Penn State Department Head, Dr. Gary Felton, summed up how many of us felt about Paul with these words:

Paul was a very private, unassuming, and modest person. He was far more comfortable nominating a colleague for an award, than accepting recognition for his own work.…