Lee Ann Bennett

The Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research community mourns Lee Ann's passing (June 30, 2024). We honor her contributions to research and to the beautification of the grounds around Takeru Higuchi Hall, where she planted many native and ornamental flowers and maintained garden beds. See the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home website for more information about visitation and donations in memory of Lee Ann.

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Lee Ann's work is diverse, including data analysis, editing, training students and working with actual specimens. She curates aquatic invertebrate specimens collected during research field projects and also teaches and supervises students in insect identification and field data analysis. In addition, she develops databases for field data collection and provides graphical and statistical analysis of data trends. Lee Ann also coordinates preparation, revision, and editing of scientific and technical publications.