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KATHLEENM.PETERSON 1948-2003 JamesL.ReveaP UniversityofMaryland CollegePark,Maryland20742,U.S.A. TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden Bronx,NewYork10458-5126,U.S.A. ABSTRACT KathleenM.Peterson(1948-2003)isrememberedasastudent,giltedteacher,skilledbotanist,law- yer,andfriendallasanintroductionoianewspeciesofScutellaria(Lamiaceae)fromMexiconamed inherhonor. KEYWORDS:Scutedarit),i-amiaceae,Mexico,obituary RHSUMEN KathleenM.Peterson(1948-2003)esrecordadacomounaestudiante,profesoracontalento,botanica depericia.abogada,yamiga,todocomounaintroducciondeunanuevaespeciedeSculdlaria {Lamiaceae)deMexiconombradaensuhonor. ThenoticeintheHarrisburg,Pennsylvania,paper,thePatriot-News,published onNovember26,2003wasshort:"KathleenM.Peterson,55,ofCampHill,died Monday,November24,2003at HospiceofCentral Pennsylvania,Carolyn CroxtonSlaneResidence.ShewasanattorneyforthePennsylvaniaTreasury Department.Serviceswillbeheldattheconvenienceofthefamily.Arrange- mentsarebytheCremationSocietyolPennsylvania,Harrisburg."Nothingwas mentionedofthepersonorherlifeasabotanist;wehopeourwordsandactions inproposingScutellariapetersoniae(Turner&Reveal2004)insomeway,will rectifytheoversightforitiswithsadnessthatwenotetothebotanicalcommu- nitythepassingofKathyMargaretPeterson. KathyPetersonwasagraduatestudentattheUniversityofMarylandtrom 1973until1978,whereshereceivedherdoctoraldegree,workingonaportion ofthemintgenusSalvia.HermastersthesiswasdonewithDr.WillardPayne (ThegenusHymenocIea(Compo.sitae:Ai)ibro.sicae),jSrittonia25:243-256.1973) attheUniversityofIllinois(1969-1971)whereshetookherundergraduatede- greein1969.Thetwoofthemalsopublished"Observationsofthehypoder- misesofferns"intheAmericanb'crnjournal(63:34-42.1973).Basedonherwork atMaryland,shepublished"Sti/viareptans.Lahiatae"withRaymondM.Harley oftheRoyalBotanicalGarden,Kew,England,inCurtis'sBotanicalMagazine ^Mailingaddress:18625SpringCanyonRoad,Montrose,Colorado81401-7906,U.S.A. SIDA21(2):1239-1243.2004 1240 BRIT.ORG/5IDA21(2) (182:13-16.1978).Asinallpaperspublishedinthatjournal,theircommentswere accompaniedbyabeautiful,full-pagecoloredpaintingofthespecies. HerresearchonSalviawassupportedbyagrantfromtheNational,Geo- graphicSocietyandaDoctoralDissertationImprovementGrantfromtheNa- tionalScienceFoundation.Together,sheandRevealpresentedareportentitled "Biosystematicandevolutionarystudiesof SalviasubgenusCalosphacc''that waspublishedintheSociety'sRc.s'CdrcliReports(15:557-564.1983).Ofamore personalnaturewasanarticleoftheirtravelsinMexico("Hxploringthegreen frontier" by Broome, Reveal and Peterson published in the Universityof Maryland'sGraduateSchoolChronicle10(4):3-6.1977).C.RoseBroomeand KathyspentamonthcollectingpriortobeingjoinedbyRevealandHarleyat thesilverminingtownofToluca.TogethertheyexploredaportionofGuerrero thathadnotbeenvisitedbotanicallyforseveraldecades.Thenewiindswere numerous. Among them were Bouvardia hintoniorum, Galium iltisii, Hanstemiaharlevi, Monlanoa revealii,Salviaturneri,Sindairiahroomeae, Tibouchinapatens,andanewgenusRevealia. ThemostbeautiiuladditionmadeduringtheirjointtripacrosstheSierra MadredelSurwasawonderlulnewspeciesnamedUtrieulariapctersoniaeby PeterTaylor(.KewBull.41:8.1986).itwasafittingtributetoKathy,tallandslen- deryetgracefulwithanelegantbeauty. KathywasborninOakPark,Illinois,onMarch10,1948.Hereshespenther youth,attendinglocalgradeandhighschoolsbeforeenteringtheUniversityof Illinoisin1965.Thereshemajoredinbotanywithminorsinchemistryandge- ology.Asayoungstershewastall,tallerthanmostboysherage,andthiswould continuetobethecasethroughoutherlife.Shehadeleganceabouther,borne byherheightsothatintheclassroomshewasapresence.AtMarylandshetu- toredstrugglingathletes,andwasmostelfectiveasshecouldintimidatethe largestfootballplayerandlookmanyabasketballplayerintheeye.1lerwit wasappreciatedbutherstrengthwasasateacher.In1978shereceivedtheCar- rollE.Coxawardastheoutstandinggraduatestudent;duringthef978-f979 academicyearshewasappointedaninstructoratCollegePark.Shedeparted soonthereaftertoacceptapositionasanassistantprolessorattheUniversity ofMontana.Herskillintheclassroomcontinued,forKathytaughtavarietyof classesandsoonhadasmallgroupol studentsworkingongraduatedegrees, beingnamed"KP"todistinguishherfromtheotherKathysinthegroup.Aug- mented bygrantsfromtheNationalScienceFoundationandNationalGeo- graphicSocietyshecontinuedherworkonSalvia.Otherfundingallowedher andherstudentstoworkon\'ariousrareandendangeredspeciesinMontana. AmongherstudentswereJeffreyStrachannowwiththePlantVarietyProtec- tionOffice,U.S.Departmentof Agriculture,LisaCampbellofTheNewYork BotanicalGarden,JenniferRamstetter,aprolessorol biologyatMarlboroCol- lege,andKathyAhlenslageroltheU.S.ForestServicewhowrotearecentobitu- REVEAL,KATHLEENM.PETERSON 1241 ary(Ahlenslager2004),PerhapshergreatestcontributiontotheUniversityof Montanacamemtheformofherefforttoupgradetheherbariumbyhiringa coflectionsmanager,findingvoiunteerstomountandfilethousandsofplant specimens,andtodistributealargebacklogaccumulatedoverthedecades. ProfessionaflyKathymovedupward.Besidesherteachingdutiesshedi- rectedtheoperationsoftheUniversity'snaturalhistorymuseum,vv^rotesev- eralresearchpapers,servedontheeditoriaiboardofSystematicBotany,and waspresidentoftheUniversityofMontanaSigmaXichapterIn1984shewas promotedtotherankofassociateprofessor,andin1986shereceivedtenue. AlongwithtenuretheUniversityawardedhera"meritoriousteachingandre- searchsalaryincrease."Mostofherpublicationsatthistimedealtwithrare plantspeciesinMontana.Theyinclude"Vascularplantsoflimiteddistribu- tionmMontana"(Lesica,P.,G.Moore,K.M.Peterson,andj.fi.RumlcyMontana Acad.Sci.Monogr.2:1-61.1984)andasummaryreportonrareplantsinthestate (Peterson,K.M.,RLesicaSrJ.S.ShellyProceedingso/the1986NtitKra;Arca.sCon- jcrence,pp.97-113). Then,in1987,shesuddenlyresignedherposition,leftMontana,andbotany aswell,allforwhatprovedtobeanunfortunate,short-fivedmarriagewhich endedformallyindivorcem1994. FindingherselfinPennsylvania,KathybegananewcareerShewascerti- fiedasaparalegalbyPennsylvaniaStateUniversityinMarchoff989andthen attendedTheDickinsonSchoolofLawwhereshewasav^ardedherJ.D.in1992. DuringthistimeshewasamemberoftheDickinsonLawReviewandtheAp- pellateMootCourtBoard;shealsoservedontheeditorialboardoftheDickin- sonjournalofEnvironmentalLawandPolicy.IntheRevicMishepublishedan articleentitled"Federalregulationofartificialinseminationdonorscreening practices:Anopportunityforfawtoco-evolvewithmedicine,"atitleonlyabi- ologistwouldthinkof.Herinterestinitiallywasmenvironmentallaw,work- ingasaninternfortheDepartmentofEnvironmentalResources(1991-1992) andasalawclerkforthestate'sTreasuryDepartment.InAugustof1992,two monthsbeforebeingadmittedtothePennsylvaniaBar,shebecametheAssis- tantGeneralCounselforTreasury. Asalawyer,KathydraftedbankingservicecontractsbetweentheTreasury andbanks,preparedwhitepapersonStateWorkers'InsuranceFundandtheFed- eralReserveSystem,didgenerallegalresearchonbankingandethicsissues,and providedlitigationsupportfortheGeneralCounsel.InSeptemberof1995she waspromotedtotheDepartment'sAssociateGeneraiCounsel.Inthisposition, sherepresentedtheStateTreasureronvariouscommittees,includingtheBoard ofDirectorsofPennsylvania'schapterofTheNatureConservancy In1999,KathydiscoveredthatshehadovariancancerInitiallythecombi- nationofchemotherapyandradiationwassuccessful,andduringmostoithis timeshecontinuedtoservethecitizensofPennsylvania.In2001herdoctors 1242 BRIT.ORG/SIDA21(2) KathleenM.Peterson(1948-2003). . REVEAL,KATHLEENM.PETERSON 1243 foundalesiononthebrain.Itwasremovedsurgically,andshereturnedtowork determinedtobeatthenewlyfoundcancerTwoweeksaftersurgeryshefell andaMRIfoundmorelesions.Asecondroundofsurgerywasperformed,but herchancesofsurvivalweregreatlydiminished.Uptotheend,Kathywasa strong,stalwartwoman,loosingabattletocancerthattwoandhalfyearseariy claimedherbrother,andmonthsbeforeherowndeath,tookhermotherItisin Kathysmemorythatwededicatethefollowingnewspecies. ACKNOWLHDGK'IENTS WearegratefultoCarlPeterson,KathyAhlenslagerandJeffStrachanforpro- vidinguswithinsightsintoKathy'slife. REFERF.NCF.S AHLLNSLAGER,K.2004.KathyPeterson(1948-2003).FriendsUniv.MontanaHerbSpnng2004:1, 5. Turner,B.L.andJ.L.Reveal.2004.Scutellariapetersonlae[Lamlaceae),anewspeciesfrom Guerrero,Mexico.Sida21:679-681