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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}KS_1.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;" />Recognized as one of the world&rsquo;s leading authorities in plant systematics and taxonomy, Dr. Ken Sytsma is Past-President of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.aspt.net/">American Society of Plant Taxonomists</a>&nbsp;and a former Head of the University of Wisconsin Herbarium and Curator of the Summit Herbarium of the Missouri Botanical Garden. He is also author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications in plant taxonomy and the current recipient of a nearly three million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to support studies of plant biodiversity and the roles of functional, phylogenetic, and genetic diversity in structuring and sustaining plant communities through environmental change. Although his skills and expertise are in demand worldwide, Sytsma brings his enthusiasm for plants to Au Sable&#39;s Great Lakes Campus year after year to teach Au Sable&#39;s Field Botany course.</p>
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	&ldquo;I always look forward to this great opportunity,&rdquo; says Sytsma, &ldquo;to both teach and learn about plants in their natural communities across Northern Michigan with motivated Christian students that come to Au Sable. Although an intensive five weeks, this time in the field and at Au Sable can be a refreshing &lsquo;sabbatical&rsquo; for both students and faculty.&rdquo;</p>
