Lowell E. Moser

Lowell E. Moser, 79, of Lincoln, died on April 27, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.

He was born March 19, 1940, near Akron, Ohio, to Jess E. and Velma (Lowry) Moser.  In 1946, the family moved to Seville, Ohio, and he grew up on a small dairy farm.

Lowell graduated from Westfield High School in LeRoy, (now Westfield Center) OH, in 1958.  After attending Ohio University for one year, he transferred and  received his B.S. from The Ohio State University in 1962.  He earned his M.S. degree in Range Management from Kansas State University in 1964, and a Ph.D. in Forage and Turf Physiology from the Ohio State University in 1967.  After three years as an assistant professor at OSU, Lowell accepted a position in Forage/Range teaching and research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  From 1970 to his retirement in 2005, he was a Professor of Agronomy at UNL. He took a sabbatical leave at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1979.  He taught courses in Forage and Range Management and Forage Physiology and his research was focused on grass physiology and growth.  Lowell advised numerous B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. students, and many student groups.  He was active in the leadership of numerous Department, College, and UNL committees.

Dr. Moser received numerous awards including a UNL/Amoco Distinguished Teaching Award in 1974, several UNL Advising Awards, the Gamma Sigma Delta International Service to Agriculture in 2001, and the CSSA/Monsanto Distinguished Career Award in 2008.  He was awarded the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl Professorship in 1994, which he held for the rest of his career.  Dr. Moser was named Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA).  He received the Outstanding Service to Agriculture from Kansas State University in 1995. Dr. Moser was elected to many leadership positions including president of his professional organizations, ASA, CSSA, and the Honor Society of Agriculture-Gamma Sigma Delta. President of the UNL Emeriti Association. He was a member of the Society for Range Management, Alpha Zeta, FarmHouse, and the St. Marks United Methodist Church.  He also was interested in genealogy, traveling, reading, and gardening.

He leaves his wife of 54 years, Lovell Hunziger Moser, daughter and husband Carrie and Phil Heermann, granddaughters Melanie and Molly; son and wife, William and Christine Moser, grandson Zachary and granddaughter Emily.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Velma and Jess Moser.

Life Celebration:11:00 a.m., Thurs, May 2, 2019, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Lincoln, Neb.  Graveside services: Family will meet Friday, May 3, 2019, 11:00 am, at the Chamberlain Funeral Home in Oregon, Mo., and will leave from there for Maple Grove Cemetery. Memorials: UNL Foundation or St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. Care entrusted to Roper and Sons Funeral Home, Lincoln, and Chamberlain Funeral Home & Monument, Oregon, Mo.