Loren Eiseley - Essayist, Philosopher, Literary Naturalist

Loren Eiseley Society - Board of Directors

Dr. Bing Chen (President)

College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln [Omaha, NE]

Dr. Thomas Lynch (Vice President)

Department of English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln [Lincoln, NE]

Mr. Aaron Vacin (Treasurer)

Infusionmedia Publishing Inc. [Lincoln, NE]

Ms. Cris Trautner (Secretary)

Infusionmedia Publishing Inc. [Lincoln, NE]

 

Mr. Ray Boice

Fossil Freeway Creator, Wildcat Hills Nature Center Board Member [Omaha, NE]

Dr. Thomas Bragg

Biology Department, University of Nebraska Omaha [Omaha, NE]

Mr. Steven J. Eggerling

[Omaha, NE]

Dr. George Engelmann

Department of Geography & Geology, University of Nebraska Omaha [Omaha, NE]

Ms. Meredith McGowan

Independent Humanities Scholar [Lincoln, NE]

Ms. Erin Willis

Pius X High School [Lincoln, NE]

 

LES Advisory Council

Ms. Deborah Derrick

Independent Humanities Scholar [Omaha, NE]

Dr. Mary Liz Jameson

Department of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University [Wichita, KS]

Ms. Christine Lesiak

Nebraska Educational Telecommunications [Lincoln, NE]

Dr. Susan Maher

College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Duluth [Duluth, MN]

Dr. Scott Slovic

English Department, University of Idaho [Moscow, ID]

Ms. Barbara Sommer (Fmr. LES Pres.)

BWS Associates [St. Paul, MN]

Ms. Polly Wimberly

Independent Humanities Scholar [Lincoln, NE]

 

In Memoriam

Mr. James Cook

Independent Humanities Scholar [Lincoln, NE]
September 13, 1950 - February 24, 2023

Mr. Morrie Tuttle (Fmr. Treasurer)

Independent Humanities Scholar [Lincoln, NE]
September 28, 1932 - April 22, 2021

Rev. Darrel Berg

Retired Clergy and Humanities Scholar [Coupeville, WA]
November 14, 1920 - August 15, 2019

Free Event:
Topic: Loren Eiseley Historical Marker Dedication
Date: Fri., Apr. 11, 2025
Time: 1:30-2:30pm CDT (USA)
Place: In-person at Irvingdale Park, Lincoln, NE
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Quote:
"Man would not be man if his dreams did not exceed his grasp... If I remember the sunflower forest it is because from its hidden reaches man arose. The green world is his sacred center. In moments of sanity he must still seek refuge there..."

- Loren Eiseley, The Invisible Pyramid
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