USU Mourns the Passing of Ecologist Eugene 'Geno' Schupp (opens in new tab)

Utah State University professor Eugene “Geno” Schupp, a distinguished plant ecologist, died June 1 in Logan following a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 74. Schupp was an internationally recognized scientist whose work helped shape modern understanding of seed dispersal, plant recruitment and vegetation dynamics. He served for more than three decades on the faculty of USU, where he was professor of plant population ecology and restoration ecology. “Geno’s impact was huge as an influentia...