THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. JAY LAURENCE LUSH

Abstract

One or two of the speakers on the afternoon program intimated that much of their presentation was prepared just prior to the symposium. It may be true that the work of organizing and writing the presentations was done only a few days ago, but it should be pointed out that much of the thought and knowledge that went into the papers this afternoon are products of years of study and thought. Further, the basis of many of these thoughts and much of the knowledge traces to the work of Dr. Lush. Likewise, this paper really began 26 years 10 months and approximately 14 days ago, when I walked into his office in Ames, Iowa, unannounced, directly from Pinewood, South Carolina. It really wasn't quite that abrupt; I just happened to arrive in his office before my application papers arrived.