Augustana College: Endowed Chair Honors Father-daughter Legacy in Science and Teaching
June 24, 2026
June 24, 2026
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, June 24 -- Augustana College issued the following news:
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New endowed chair honors father-daughter legacy in science and teaching
Dr. Diane Edmund '62 Griffin, who passed away in 2024, had asked her family to proceed with an endowment named for her father, Dr. Rudolph Edmund, Class of 1934. She was a pioneering infectious-disease virologist. Her father's long career alternated between the worlds of geology and teaching.< . . .
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New endowed chair honors father-daughter legacy in science and teaching
Dr. Diane Edmund '62 Griffin, who passed away in 2024, had asked her family to proceed with an endowment named for her father, Dr. Rudolph Edmund, Class of 1934. She was a pioneering infectious-disease virologist. Her father's long career alternated between the worlds of geology and teaching.< . . .