Upon retirement from Iowa State in , Dr. Tiffany continued to maintain a lab and teach classes until , after which she continued to share her enthusiasm for nature, and especially fungi, through informal field trips. Two species of Iowa truffles have been named in Dr. Mattirolomyces tiffanyae was described in , and Temperantia tiffanyae was documented in as the type species of its new genus. This land, with high quality native prairie, wildlife habitat, and wetlands, occupies 80 acres in the Glacial Hills of Little Sioux Valley.
Ecology of the aspergilli of soils and litter. Mycologia Vol. Species of Colletotrichum from legumes. Plant parasitic fungi of four tallgrass prairies of northern Iowa: distribution and prevalence. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science Vol.
Tiffany LH, G Knaphus. Fungus pathogens of prairie plants in Iowa. Distribution and ecology of the morels and false morels of Iowa.
Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science. Prairie dedication to honor former Iowa State professor. Chronicle Times, Thursday, September 12, Healy RA. Mattirolomyces tiffanyae , a new truffle from Iowa, with ultrastructural evidence for its classification in the Pezizaceae. Mycologia — Healy, RA, J. Richard, K. Niyo, M. Lois Hattery Tiffany, — Kovacs, Gabor M.
Mycologia, 4 , , pp. Tiffany, Lois Hattery. Tiffany, Lois H. Entry for Lois H. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. The fungus, named Mattirolomyces tiffanyae, was discovered in in several locations of Story County's oak woods.
Tiffany also made significant advancement for a woman in the sciences, despite the significant challenges of being a female science professor during the early years of her career. She was the first woman president of the Iowa Academy of Science, the first woman president of the Osborn Club, and the first woman scientist in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to be awarded the title of Distinguished Professor.
Tiffany dedicated her professional life to helping students. She advised hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students and was the long-time advisor of the Botany Club, taking students on field trips all over the country with her colleague George Knaphus.
Tiffany also was a supporter of the Girl Scouts, and helped to found and advise a collegiate chapter at Iowa State. Her dedication to her students is evident in the number of her students who went on to careers in the botany field.
The collection contains Tiffany's professional papers. Starting with her own course notes and dissertation research, the collection spans her entire professional career.
The collection contains field notes, conference proceedings, academic writings, departmental committee minutes, and many notes and photographs used in her teaching career.
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