Charles D. Michener

I transferred to KU after 2 years at a small private liberal arts college. As a Kansan, KU was my choice. I expected to be in large undergraduate classes taught by grad students. Imagine my great fortune to find small classes taught by full professors. Dr. Michener was my favorite, and gave me personal attention, teaching me not only my potential as a scholar but was an example of how to teach what you love. Now at 80, a retired physician in Oregon, I want to record my sincere respect...

Whatever the time elapsed since Dr. Michener's passing, his memory will always be present among us, remembering him as a brilliant and generous person. His outstanding knowledge of the bees of the world, personally allowed me as a graduate student at KU, to learn a lot about these wonderful creatures and to convey this knowledge with enthusiasm to my own students in Chile, of which I am eternally grateful.
But Dr. Michener not only paid attention to his students with his teachings and...

Mich was on my thesis committee 1975-79. Knowing him and Mary was a privilege I cherish to this day. The world has lost a great man and an inspiration to many of us in and out of entomology. I add my condolences to his family.

En nombre de la Sociedad Chilena de Entomología, dejamos nuestro más sentido pésame a quien fuera uno de los más grandes estudiosos de abejas del mundo y formador de entomólogos chilenos.
Muchas gracias por tu invaluable labor.

Álvaro Zúñiga-Reinoso
Presidente
Sociedad Chilena de Entomología

Had the great opportunity to meet Dr Michener when he came to Thailand. What a wealth of knowledge and such a lovely guy with it. He may now have passed on but his legacy will remain forever. RIP and condolences to al his family.

I would like to send my sincerest condolences to Charles Michener's entire family, friends and colleagues. Words cannot express how much he has inspired me (and many other melittologists) and will continue to do so for future generations.

I would like to send my condolences to the family of Charles Michener's family.
I never met him, but as a distance relative of his mother Effie, my great aunt,as I a child I was able to visit the great "museum House" in Pasadena,CA. What an amazing place to visit and live in. By the way, I am the grandson of Caroline N. Rigden.

I am so sad to learn of Mich's passing, but I am grateful for having known him and benefitted from his kindness and his insights. As a grad student at KU, Mich was on my PhD committee, and my love of bees (despite the fact that I work mostly on plants) came in large part from his joy in their marvelous diversity. He was instrumental in helping us to appreciate the amazing beauty of these wonderful creatures, and his legacy will be a permanent gift to our future studies of these incredible...