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Date: 10/19/26 2:12 pm From: Merrill David <mer22david...> Subject: Re: Jim Dunn
Yes,* thank you* so much for letting us know. Does anyone happen to have Polly’s mailing address at Foxdale? Unfortunately I won’t be in town for the service. - Merrill On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM Chad Kauffman <chadkauffman...> wrote: > I had heard he wasn't doing well, but when I first got into birding, he > joined me on several things, allowing me to join him on various xmas > counts, birding chases, etc. > > he always had a story to tell from abroad. > > thanks for letting us know > > chad. > On 10/19/2026 1:49 PM, Grove, Gregory William wrote: > > We learned recently of the passing of Jim Dunn at age 76. Jim was a > long-time member of the State College Bird Club, including service as > President of the Club. A native of South Dakota, Jim had degrees in > Chemistry, Math, and Economics and eventually earned a Ph.D. at Oklahoma > State. From Oklahoma he came to Penn State in 1977 as Assistant Professor > in Agricultural Economics, retiring as full Professor in 2017. > > Jim’s birding career started in 1997 in a way very different than for most > of us. During a year-long sabbatical in Australia, he became interested in > the birds there and upon his return to State College, was committed all the > way to birding. As with many of us, birds became an important component in > planning of activities whether in his own backyard, around town and campus, > or during world travels related to work. He eventually served four years as > President of the State College Bird Club, 2003-2007. His ID skills came > quickly and he became a dedicated lister, including Pennsylvania county > listing, which he combined with visits connected to Penn State Ag Extension > travels through-out the state. His world life-list benefited thanks to his > travels and collaborations with faculty from many countries, especially > Eastern Europe and republics of the former Soviet Union. In that regard he > was proud of his “airport life-list”, which numbered over 100. > Jim’s interests and expertise ranged far beyond birding and economics. For > many years he was a regular in lunch-time pick-up basketball on campus, > often with fellow birders Scott Lewis and Rob Stone. He was a 50-year > member of the Toastmaster’s Club and was on the board of Centre Region > Parks and Recreation. He was particularly deeply involved in genealogy, and > indeed I learned a lot about his family in South Dakota and Nebraska during > slow sessions at the Stone Mt hawk watch. > Jim is survived by wife Polly, son John, and daughter Robin. 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