Fund for Excellence in International Agriculture to support worldwide experiences for faculty and graduate students; and $150,000 to establish the E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer Series, which draws national and international leaders in agriculture and related disciplines to deliver public addresses on the Auburn campus. York died on April 15, 2011 in Gainesville; he was 88 years old. He was survived by Vam, his wife of 64 years, and their son Travis and daughter Lisa. See also Florida Gators History of Alabama History of Auburn University History of Florida History of the University of Florida Land-grant university List of Auburn University people List of Cornell University alumni List of North Carolina State University people List of University of Florida faculty and administrators List of University of Florida presidents References Bibliography Pleasants, Julian M., Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2006). . Proctor, Samuel, & Wright Langley, Gator History: A Pictorial History of the University of Florida, South Star Publishing Company, Gainesville, Florida (1986). . Van Ness, Carl, & Kevin McCarthy, Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future: The University of Florida, 1853–2003, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2003). Yeager, Joe, & Gene Stevenson, Inside Ag Hill: The People and Events that Shaped Auburn's Agricultural History from 1872 through 1999, Sheridan Books, Chelsea, Michigan (1999). External links Alabama Cooperative Extension Service – Official website of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. Auburn University – Official website of Auburn University. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – Official website of Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Florida Board of Governors – Official website of the State University System of Florida. University of Florida – Official website of the University of Florida. York Lecturer Series – Official webpage of York Lecturer Series. 1922 births 2011 deaths Alabama Cooperative Extension System American agronomists United States Army personnel of World War II Auburn University alumni Chancellors of the State University System of Florida Cornell University alumni Education in Alabama People from DeKalb County, Alabama Presidents of the University of Florida United States Army officers