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Emeritus faculty member J. Daniel Palm dies

By David Gonnerman '90
June 9, 2009

J. Daniel Palm, St. Olaf professor emeritus of biology, died Saturday, June 6, in Northfield. A memorial service will be held in July at St. John's Lutheran Church in Northfield.

Palm, who earned his master's and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, retired in 1988 after 26 years at St. Olaf. He is perhaps best remembered for his research on fructose in the late 1960s and early 1970s that culminated in his book, Diet Away Your Stress, Tension and Anxiety, and to his being named an honorary fellow of the International Academy of Preventive Medicine. Palm's other research projects led to improved soybean and potato processing in India, and avocado processing in Kenya.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.