SUNY Orange

History of The Biology Club

Photo: Anne Smith, David Horton, and Raymond Wood

Agassiz, c.1961
The Biology Club was founded in 1958 under the name of The Agassiz Society. Pictured above is Ann Smith, David Horton, and Dr. Ray Wood, the first advisor to the club.
Photo: group shot of club members, circa 1963

1963
 
Photo: group shot of club members, circa 1972

1972
 
Photo: group shot of club members; caption reads: Suspected that the cat had eaten the RABBIT, they dissected.

1978
 
 
Photo: bology clubs members and Sugar, the mastodon skeleton

The club has also launched a long-term endeavor to restore Sugar, a mounted skeleton of a mastodon currently displayed in the Biotechnology Building, which is beginning to show signs of deterioration.

Photo: Biology student cleaning mastodon skeletonPhoto: Biology student and mastodon skeleton

Photo: Biology student cleaning mastodon skeleton

2006
 
 

Photo: Biology Club TripPhoto: Biology Club Trip

2007
During the 2007-2008 academic year, the "Agassiz Society" changed its name officially to the "Biology Club".