Gene came to us from East Stroudsburg (Pa.) High School. He majored in biology, minored in classics, and ate at Dial Lodge. He was a managing editor of the 1961 Bric-a-Brac, a manager of the baseball team, and participated in IAA sports. During his junior and senior years he roomed with Jack Schweikert.
He pursued graduate studies in microbiology at Rutgers, earning a Ph.D. in 1970, and did postdoctoral work at McGill University. In 1985 he earned a law degree at the University of Nebraska and became an active member of the Nebraska State Bar Association. He married Dorothy Sisco in 1969 while attending Rutgers; she predeceased him in 2013.
Gene spent 33 years as a microbiology professor at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He was an outstanding teacher, receiving numerous awards for teaching both undergraduate and graduate students. Known as a generous and caring research mentor, he guided more than 100 students during his career. He also was a visiting professor at St. George’s University in Grenada. He enjoyed hockey games, his dogs, and fishing in New Mexico.
The class extends its condolences to his mother-in-law, Anna Sisco.