Howard C. Reynolds was born on May 1, 1914, in rural Seward County, NE; to George Washington and Marion Irene (Spear) Reynolds and passed away on April 10, 2014, in Hays, KS. Howard graduated from Seward High School on May 28, 1931, he later received his Bachelor Degree on June 5, 1939, followed by his Master of Science degree from the University of Nebraska on May 25, 1942. Howard served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving from May 1942 through November 1945. He was awarded a field commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Administrative Corps. where he served 32 months overseas in the Southwest Pacific Theater. Howard participated in the D-Day landing at Lae, New Guinea where his outfit helped the navy land the Australian 9th Division. He later took part in the initial landings of the islands of Leyte, Mindoro and Palawan in the Philipines. He was later promoted to First Lieutenant in the reserves while studying under the GI Bill at Columbia University in New York, NY; from 1948 to 1950. Howard later obtained his Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Nebraska in 1959. Howard has lived in Hays, KS; where he was a member of the Biology Department, as a Botanist, at Fort Hays State University. He retired from the University in 1982 after 25 years of service. Two fossil plants named after Howard are Nassella reynoldsii, a grass discovered near Hays, KS by his former student Joe Thomasson, and Prisca reynoldsii, a fossil flower collected by David Dilcher at a site discovered by Howard on the Linenberger Brothers ranch north of Bunker Hill, KS. While at FHSU, Howard initiated and advised one of the first pre-forestry curricula in the State of Kansas and was curator of the Elam Bartholomew Herbarium for 25 years. His research activities include studies of the flora of Ellis County, the woody plants of the Bartlett Arboretum, and the woody plants of the Hays, KS area. He traveled to 30 nations, where he has photographed many botanical gardens and national parks and has always been eager to share his knowledge with various community groups. Howard was awarded the Excellence in Botany Award in 2008. The award is given to an individual who has made an important contribution to Botany in the state of Kansas in the form of research or education. Howard was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hays, KS; where he served on the Board of Trustees and also the Social Concerns committee. Howard is survived by a sister Marion Eskildsen of Richland, WA; and numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces, great-nephews and host of friends.