HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY

SIMONSON BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION

Construction site, January 2011

GROUND BREAKING FOR HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY'S

SIMONSON BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION

Col. Eugene Simonson (U.S.Army, ret.) scattering ashes of his sister, Dr. Della Sue Simonson, at the site.

Photo by Steve Fellers

Members of the Simonson Family breaking ground

Photo by Steve Fellers

Thanks to generous donations by Henderson alumni Dr. Della Sue Simonson and Col. Eugene Simonson, and Simonson family member Mr. Rush Simonson, the biology department is constructing a biological field station, located on 104 acres of land on the north shore of DeGray Lake. Original Field station press release

To view video highlights of the groundbreaking ceremony, please click HERE.

 Link to article in the Arkadelphia Daily Siftings Herald.

The station will be a 7000 ft² log structure.  It will have a main floor that includes 2 classroom-laboratories, a dedicated research laboratory, a living room, bathrooms, kitchen and dining/meeting hall.  A second floor will have bedroom accommodations for 2 faculty or visiting researchers, laundry facilities, bathroom, and a manager's office.  A lower level would house up to 10 students or other visitors. 

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Last updated 15 January 2011