[Taxacom] Systematics Program of Robert Weintraub

[Terry Talim]

George Washington University and the Smithsonian's National Museum of
Natural History <http://www.mnh.si.edu/> have made a substantial commitment
to education and research in systematics.

The Program is named in honor of Dr. Robert L. Weintraub who, through his
vision for research and graduate education, and generous financial support,
made it possible to strengthen our program in systematics and evolution.

Professor Weintraub began his association with GWU as a Student
Technicianin Chemistry from September 1929 through November 1937.
After receiving his
Ph.D. from GWU in 1938, he worked for many years as a biochemist and plant
physiologist for the United States Government. In 1963 he joined the faculty
as Professor of Botany. He served the department as chair, graduate student
adviser, chairman of the curriculum committee, and library representative.
Upon his retirement in 1977 he was awarded the status of Professor Emeritus
of Botany.

In addition to his decades of association with GWU, as an alumnus and member
of faculty, Professor Weintraub also was among the University's greatest
benefactors. For many years he and Mrs. Weintraub, who is also a GWU alumna,
supported graduate fellowships in the Department of Biological Sciences. In
recent years, Professor Weintraub endowed five professorships in systematics
in the Department of Biological Sciences. Four of these professorships are
named for members of his family (the Ronald B Weintraub Professorship, the
Louis Weintraub Professorship, the Ruth Weintraub Professorship, and the
Grace B. Carnes Professorship). The fifth professorship is named in honor of
Robert F. Griggs, a former member of the GWU faculty who was one of
Professor Weintraub's mentors.