Neb. Hall of Fame gets new inductee

Associated Press - June 27, 2009 6:25 AM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - There is a new member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
Charles Bessey was inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Friday at the state Capitol. Bessey was a University of Nebraska professor of botany and horticulture from 1884 to 1915.

He helped establish a program to take university research to Nebraska's citizens.
Bessey also wrote federal legislation requiring land-grant universities to distribute new knowledge and research to the public through agricultural experiment stations.

Bessey also developed a modern plant classification system and was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.