Alumni CLAS notes is published twice a year by the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for its alumni and friends. Please send all correspondence to the editor, 2014 Turlington Hall, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 or call 352/392-1516.

Dean	Willard W. Harrison
Editor/Photographer	Lurel D. Ponjuan
Director of Development	Carter Boydstun
Graphics	Sally Brooks

A Note from the Dean

Greetings from Will Harrison, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Carter Boydstun

Alumni Can Impact Hundreds of Students by Supporting Individual Faculty Members

From the Editor

A message from Lurel Ponjuan, editor of Alumni CLAS notes

Sam Proctor: Teacher, Historian, Legend

After 50 years of service to the University of Florida, Sam Proctor retires. Behind him he leaves a legacy.

UF Geology Alumnus Shares His View on Life Since the "Life on Mars" Discovery

An editorial written by Chris Romanek ('85 Geology). It first appeared in the August 18, 1996 edition of the Augusta Chronicle.

Around the College

Items of interest about departments and professors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Technology and CLAS

A message from Mike Conlon, Director for Information Resources for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

UF Creative Writing Program is Well-Kept Secret in CLAS

The Creative Writing Program at UF was founded in 1949 by the Southern writer Andrew Lytle.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida is the largest college on campus, with more than 17,000 students and 668 faculty members. CLAS offers 36 degrees in 22 departments and is home to 31 centers and institutes including Institute for Gerontology, University Center for Excellence in Teaching, Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Florida Institute for Research on Elections and Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering. CLAS occupies more than 500,000 square feet in 21 buildings.

Dean: Willard Harrison

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