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\"EmeritusEmeritus Plant and Soil Science Professor Norman Pellet passed away on December 8, 2023.<\/p>\n

He retired from UVM in 1996 after 29 years of service, where he served as a teacher, Extension instructor, and researcher whose work focused on ornamental plant selection and management for Vermont climates.<\/p>\n

Plans are in the works to honor Dr. Pellett among the many groups and communities he touched. Should you have any remembrances to offer, please send them to Natalie.Forcier@uvm.edu<\/p>\n

Please read Pellett’s full obituary in Seven Days<\/a> about his lifetime of accomplishments and an exemplary career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emeritus Plant and Soil Science Professor Norman Pellet passed away on December 8, 2023. He retired from UVM in 1996 after 29 years of service, where he served as a teacher, Extension instructor, and researcher whose work focused on ornamental plant selection and management for Vermont climates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7974,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,28],"tags":[66,21],"class_list":["post-3924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cals","category-faculty","tag-hort-farm","tag-pss"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1969,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/students-quantify-recyclables-food\/","url_meta":{"origin":3924,"position":0},"title":"Students Quantify Recyclables and Food That Ends Up in the Trash","author":"CALS Communications","date":"September 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"During UVM's Fall 2022 semester, Plant and Soil Science Professor Deb Neher taught PSS 154, Compost Ecology and Management. 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