2022 HOMETOWN HEROES MAGAZINE

Page 6 2022 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May / June 2022 D r. Dennis Campbell cares for the environment and likes to educate others about how to care for nature and the environment. Dr. Campbell holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees fromTexas Tech University and a doctorate in Zoology from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He was a professor of biology and zoology at Lincoln College for over 20 years, retiring in 2013. In 2012, Campbell led the design and development of Creekside Environmental Education Center by Sugar Creek. This area was intended for use by Lincoln College and community organizations. As director of Creekside over the past several years, Campbell facilitated bringing in groups for a variety of learning experiences. These included youth learning archeological excavation techniques, controlled environment insect studies in the Rotary Insectarium and other environmental studies of drainage, erosion control and land use. Among features at the site are an outdoor pavilion classroom, greenhouse, insectarium, social fire ring, ornamental fish and aquatic plant filled ponds, ramps, boardwalks, swales, grass mown paths and chipped trails to the creek. Acreage of native prairie grass had been established before the center was developed and were later expanded along with many other wildflower plantings and trees. exudes enthusiasm and spreads it to students Dr. Dennis Campbell Continue 8