Dr. Neil A. Campbell (late. died in 2004) got his MA from the University of California, LA, and his Ph.D. from the University of California. His research focused on coastal and desert plants. Dr. Campbell’s 30+ years of teaching included introductory biology courses at Pomona College, Cornell University, and San Bernardino Valley College, where he received the college’s first Outstanding Professor Award in 1986. For many years, Neil was also a visiting scholar at UC Riverside. Neil was the founding author of the popular Campbell BIOLOGY series.