Meserve Field

On Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, Dr. Lee Meserve and his wife, Marge, were honored at the field formerly known as the BGSU Softball Field. Effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on that date, the home to the Falcon softball team is now called Meserve Softball Field.

The Meserves were recognized in a ceremony at the field that now bears their name. That ceremony included the unveiling of a new “Meserve Softball Field” sign, along with remarks by Dr. Meserve and then-BGSU Director of Athletics Greg Christopher.

A native of Hollis, Maine, Dr. Meserve recently completed a lengthy tenure as the school’s faculty athletics representative. He and his wife are fixtures at Falcon athletic events, rain or shine, day or night. The couple also endowed the Meserve Scholarship, given to BGSU’s Senior Male and Senior Female Student-Athletes of the Year.

Dr. Meserve began his teaching career at BGSU in 1973 after receiving his Ph.D. at Rutgers University and working at Vassar College. During his time in Northwest Ohio, he has served as an assistant professor, associate professor, professor and distinguished teaching professor of biological sciences. Dr. Meserve received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine in 1966 in animal sciences, and his doctorate degree from Rutgers in 1972 in zoology.

He holds membership in numerous honor societies including Omicron Delta Kappa and Sigma Phi Omega. In 1990, he was the recipient of the Hollis A. Moore University Service Award. Two years later, he was honored with the BGSU Master Teacher Award. Dr. Meserve was also the recipient of the BGSU Distinguished Teaching Professorship in 1993, received the BGSU Honorary Alumnus Award in 1997 and was given the BGSU President’s Advising Award in 2001.

Marge Meserve retired after a career of over 30 years as a Medical Technologist at Wood County Hospital, where she was supervisor of the blood bank. Besides BGSU athletics, she is currently deeply involved in gardening and is an enamel on copper artist. She has been involved in the Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green in every year since its inception, and received Honorable Mention for her art work at the Festival in September 2008.

Six light poles were added to the Meserve Field complex in November of 2013. BGSU now has the luxury of playing under the lights, enhancing the overall experience of a Falcon softball game day (or night) at the field.