Adriel Duland Johnson was 52 when he was killed at a faculty meeting in the Shelby Center for Science and Technology on February 12, 2010. An associate professor of biology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, he taught cell biology and nutritional physiology and was active in his church and the Boy Scouts. Colleagues remembered him as an enthusiastic mentor and family man.

The shooter, fellow associate professor Amy Bishop, opened fire during the meeting. Two other faculty members were killed that day, Dr. Gopi Podila and Dr. Maria Ragland Davis, and three others were wounded. Bishop was apprehended at the scene and charged with capital murder and attempted murder counts. The families of Dr. Johnson and Dr. Davis later filed wrongful death lawsuits, and a memorial scholarship was created in Dr. Johnson’s name to benefit biology and nursing students.

If anyone knew Dr. Johnson or was at the meeting and has information to share, please contribute what is known.