Kenton L. Chambers

Ken was a truly remarkable man and an outstanding mentor for his graduate students. He provided astute advise, but never forced his views. He was a great companion on field trips--even when he and I took Knut Faegri to the Steens Mountains and Ken, who was in charge of supplies, forgot to take any type of shortening. We had some interesting breakfasts. He and I located a new diploid on one trip. I considered it a diploid Artemisia douglasiana, but he later correctly raised it to...

I learned so much from him in systematic botany at OSU. Gave me life skills I still use, 40 years later.

Ken was the greatest brother-in-law ever. I´ll miss him.

I truly enjoyed singing and acting with Kenton in a few of the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas at OSU. Dean Kennedy

My Uncle Ken will always be remembered by me for his kindness! His smile, his warmth, and his kind energy mark all my childhood memories of him, and continued throughout his life. I will miss him

I had the great pleasure of meeting and performing with Ken in several Gilbert & Sullivan productions at OSU. A true spirit-lifter with a great sense of humor and lovely voice. My condolences to Henny and family.

I was saddened to learn that Ken Chambers, former ASPT President Oregon State University Professor and Curator of OSC, passed away 22 May 2024. Ken taught me (an undergraduate) Agrostology back in 1976, using Frank Gould's "Grass Systematics" (1968), a quite modern account for the time focused on anatomy, morphology, cytogenetics, chemistry, physiology, and ecology of then six subfamilies, and on North American genera. Clayton & Renvoize, "Genera Graminum" (1986), expanded grass...

We met Ken and Henny as neighbors when we moved into the house next door in Camp Sherman. He was always pleasant, often helpful and unfailingly polite. Interesting to talk with too. I did pick his brain about local flora... and sometimes managed to understand most of what he said. Though our acquaintance was too short, I'll remember it with pleasure.