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Odum's will stipulated that, after his death, his on the Middle Oconee River in Athens, Ga. would be sold and developed according to plans he laid out before his death.

He would often show friends and colleagues hand sketched plans for his vision of this green community.

Plans included that over 50 percent of the property would be protected greenspace and walking trails, managed by the Oconee River Land Trust.

Profits from the sale of the land would go to the Eugene and William Odum Ecology Fund, after $ 1 million is set aside for a professorial chair at UGA in Odum's name.

The land was sold to builder John Willis Homes who is honoring Dr Odum ’ s wishes at Beech Creek Preserve.

Ultimately, Odum's financial contributions were focused on not only the University of Georgia, but also the University of Virginia given his son's faculty appointment there, and the University of North Carolina where his father was a prolific scholar.

Ultimately, his wealth -- partly the product of book royalties -- benefitted those institutions that he respected.