ANR Employee News

Richard Rominger, former UC President's Advisory Commission member, passed away Dec. 20 in Winters. He was 93. In addition to his outstanding leadership at CDFA and USDA, Rich was always a great supporter and advisor to UC ANR.

A new partnership between UC ANR and the UC Davis Harassment and Discrimination Assistance and Prevention Program (HDAPP) was announced by John Fox, executive director of ANR Human Resources.

Lynn W. Gallagher, retired project scientist and barley breeder at UC Davis, died on Dec. 15, 2020. He was 77. Gallagher was born in San Francisco and raised in Marin County. He earned a B.A. in political science at UC Davis with his sights set on a law career.

UC ANR Strategic Communications' Linda Forbes and Ricardo Vela made a video highlighting many of UCANR's 2020 accomplishments. The video is posted on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9puxX_HAC1s and the script is below.

Seymour Dean Van Gundy, UC Riverside professor emeritus of nematology and plant pathology, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 27, 2020. He was born on Feb. 24, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio. Known to family, friends and colleagues as Van,' he graduated from Monclova High School, Monclova, Ohio, in 1949.