Dr. Maxwell Elsworth Springer, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died October 11, 2009. He received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the University of Missouri and a doctor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Max was on the Missouri faculty before coming to the University of Tennessee, where he was a dedicated teacher and adviser from 1957-1979. Max contributed to soil surveys throughout Missouri and Tennessee, was co-author of “Tennessee Soils,” and was a Fulbright professor at the University of Ghent, Belgium. He served as a U.S. Army hospital administrator in Europe during WWII, achieving rank of captain at time of discharge and was awarded the Bronze Star. In 1946-1947 he was a civilian soil scientist in occupied Japan. Max started running in 1978 and over the next 30 years competed in local road races, National Senior Games, and USA Track & Field and world Masters championships. He set two age group American records this summer. Max received a lifetime achievement award from the Knoxville Track Club and was elected to the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame and USATF Masters Hall of Fame.