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Title: Emeritus Professor
Unit: Entomology & Nematology Department

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & SPECIAL HONORS

· NPMA Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame 2015, Crown Leadership Award 1997.

· USDA Technology Transfer Award 2006, Award for Superior Service 1995, Unit Award for Distinguished Service 1988.

· Federal Laboratories Consortium Award for Technology Transfer 1989.

· Florida Pest Management Association Pioneer Award 2012, President’s Award 2013.

· University of Florida Distinguished Faculty Award 1997, Academy of Teaching Excellence, CALS Graduate Teacher/Advisor of the Year Award 1999-2000.

· Entomological Society of America Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension 1993

· Development of technologies for insect control and transfer to private enterprise

EDUCATION

1972 Ph.D., Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

1969 A.B., Biology, Catawba College, Salisbury NC.

NSF Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. Period: Jun 1967 - Aug 1967

Chromosomal aberrations in Chironomus riparius growing in radioactive waste in White Oak Lake, TN.

NSF Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. Period: Jun 1968-Aug 1968

Chromosomal aberrations in Chironomus riparius growing in radioactive waste in White Oak Lake, TN.

NSF Fellowship, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL. Period: Jan 1969 - Jun 1969.

Neutron activation and gamma ray spectroscopy to determine trace element pollution in fish from the Great Lakes

EMPLOYMENT

2020-Present-- Emeritus Professor, Entomology & Nematology Dept. University of Florida

1964- 2020 Professor - Entomology & Nematology Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Teaching , research and extension on urban entomology

1979 – 1964 Associate Professor - Entomology & Nematology Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Research and extension on urban and veterinary entomology

1975- 1979 Assistant Professor - Entomology & Nematology Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Extension on urban and veterinary entomology

1972- 1975 Lieutenant and Medical Entomologist, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy – Disease Vector Ecology and Control Center, NAS Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL.