Obituaries of the Members of the Ohio Academy of Science: Report of the Necrology Committee, 1993
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OBITUARIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE: REPORT OF THE NECROLOGY COMMITTEE, 1993 The Necrology Committee of The Ohio Academy of Science, chaired by Historian-Archivist, Ronald L. Stuckey, seeks additional members and individuals to prepare obituaries. In this report are 21 obituaries of deceased members arranged alphabetically, including all of the past presidents whose names appeared in the 1991 and 1992 reports. Names of six deceased members that have become known to the Academy since the 1992 report are listed below along with their section affiliation and the years they became members. Thanks are extended to the contributors: C. Wayne Ellett, Michael S. Herschler, Relda E. Niederhofer, and W. Louis Phillips. Thanks are also extended to William R. Burk, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who helped the chairman with this report. RONALD L. STUCKEY NAME SECTION YEAR JOINED Emmett T. Bodenberg B. Plant Sciences 1926 Stanley P. Fisher C. Geology 1965 : E. Oscar Woolfolk G. Chemistry 1955 Jerome D. Folkman I. Anthropology & Sociology 1961 Fred H. Glenny J. Natural Resources 1937 Ronald M. Watterson S. Information & Library Sciences 1980 The following obituaries appear in the 1993 Report, with the page number. Page Joseph Kenneth Balogh (1914-1990) 156 Marion Waterman Boesel (1901-1992) 156 James McClellan Bradford (1904-1992) 156 Aubrey Swift Bradshaw (1910-199D 157 Harold Ernest Burtt (1890-199D 157 Kenneth Edward Caster (1908-1992) 158 William Bridge Cooke Q908-199D 159 Ralph Warren Dexter (1912-199D 159 Nathan Stix Fechheimer (1925-1992) 160 Richard Parker Goldthwait (19H-1992) 160 Howard Wilfred Johnson (1901-1991) 162 Elton Farnham Paddock (1913-1992) 162 Kirkwood Arthur Pritchard (1920-1992) 162 Ann Waterman Rudolph (1934-199D 163 Emanuel David Rudolph (1927-1992) 163 Ruth Schollenbarger (1901-199D 164 Mary (Auten) Trautman (1898-1986) 165 Milton Bernhard Trautman (1899-199D 165 Charles Melvin Vaughn (1915-1993) 166 Monroe Thomas Vermillion (1904-1993) 167 Robert Dale Warmbrodt (1947-1992) 167 * Academy Past President 156 NECROLOGY VOL. 93 Joseph Kenneth Balogh (1914-1990) Joseph Kenneth Balogh, Professor of Sociology at Bowling Green State University until 1981, died 5 April 1990 at age 76 in Loveland, OH. Nationally known for his expertise in criminology, corrections, juvenile delinquency, and mental health, Balogh's research resulted in five books, more than 50 articles in professional publications, surveys, book reviews, and monographs. He was president of The Ohio Academy of Science (1967-1968). In 1984 Dr. Balogh was presented thejackman Medallion of Distinction by California University of Pennsylvania, an award given to alumni of the college who have gained regional, national, and international recognition in their professions. Born 8 July 1914 in Donora, PA, Balogh graduated with a B.S. (1937) from California University of Pennsylvania, PA, and received the Litt.M. (1939) and Ph.D. (1945) in sociology and criminology from the University of Pittsburgh. His educational career began with teaching in the public school at Donora (1937-1942). He taught sociology at Hillsdale College, MI (1945-1946) and St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY (1946-1949). Balogh came to Bowling Green State University, OH, as an assistant professor of sociology and criminology (1949-1959), was promoted to professor (1965), and served as chairman of the Department of Sociology (1965-1973). He was instrumental in creating the University's doctoral program in sociology and in 1973 became the founding dean of the newly established College of Health and Human Services. Under his direction the College grew from an initial 125 students in six programs to an enrollment of 1,300 students in 14 areas of specialization. He retired from the deanship in 1980 to return to teaching and left the University in 1981. Additionally, he was chair of the Faculty Senate (1969), named Faculty Man of the Year by Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honorary (1974), and was named a Trustee Professor by the Board of Trustees (1982). Dr. Balogh was a member of numerous organizations including the International Society of Criminology, the American Society of Criminology, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Correctional Association. He was elected a member of honor societies, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Mu, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Eta Sigma, and Alpha Tau Omega. Additional details on Balogh's professional accomplishments are published in Who's Who in the Midwest (1967-1968). Dr. Balogh is survived by his wife, Virginia (Macko) Balogh, whom he married 6 September 1947; a brother Daniel of Walnut Creek, CA; sister Helen (Balogh) Lovick of Concord, CA; three sons, Merlin of Loveland, OH; Randy of Tacoma, WA, and Kevin of Broomfield, CO. RELDA E. NIEDERHOFER Marion Waterman Boesel (1901-1992) Marion Waterman Boesel, age 91, internationally recognized entomologist and authority on midges and biting midges, died 4 August 1992 at First Community Health Care Center, Columbus, OH. He was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, having been associated there for 43 years. At age 83, he was given the award for the best paper published that year in The Ohio Journal of Science (1984), and for his years of service, a conference room in the Biological Sciences Building was named in his honor (1988). Born 25 March 1901 in Columbus, OH, Marion Boesel was the son of Oliver H. and Anna M. (Waterman) Boesel. His early years were spent at New Bremen, OH, but the family later returned to Columbus. There he attended The Ohio State University, and as an undergraduate excelled in the classical languages, but then decided to pursue the life sciences at the graduate level, earning the degrees B.A. (1925), M.A. (1929), and Ph.D. (1939). He also attended Cornell University (1933-1934). Dr. Boesel's professional positions were assistant in zoology and entomology, The Ohio State University (1925-1926), and in the Department of Zoology at Miami University, he was an instructor (1928-1929), assistant professor (1929-1941), associate professor (1941-1948), professor (1948-1971), and professor emeritus (1971-1992). Concurrently, he held positions of assistant biologist, State Conservation Division of Ohio (1929-1931), assistant entomologist, State Natural History Service Division, IL (1938-1939), and was on the summer faculty of The Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory, OSU, teaching entomology (1940-1947). Marion Boesel first became interested in the insect families that contain the midges and biting midges, the Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae, when he was in his early 20s. However, he could not devote full time to this research until after retiring from 43 years of teaching in 1971. His full- time work was the writing of keys to the genera and species and studying the organisms as a food source for fish and as indicators of water quality in streams. Dr. Boesel was a member of the honorary societies Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Sigma, and was a fellow in the Entomological Society of America and The Ohio Academy of Science. John R. (Dick) Gorham, an entomologist with the Food and Drug Administration, writes that he had the good fortune to have Dr. Boesel as his instructor in General Zoology. "Even though quiet, soft spoken, and small in stature, Dr. Boesel inspired automatic respect. Dr. Boesel's lectures were crystal clear and delivered entirely from memory, and his tests were the fairest I ever encountered and were the product of endless revisionary improvement . Dr. Boesel fulfilled in his day-to-day life the best connotations of the words friend, teacher, scientist and gentleman." (From "A Memorial to Dr. Marion W. Boesel," by Paul M. Daniel, chairman of the Faculty Memorial Committee, 1992). Marion Boesel married Antoinette Johanna Press, 15 June 1933, who preceded him in death (1991). He was a member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, Oxford. Surviving is a son, Dr. Carl Boesel of Worthington and his family. Dr. Boesel was buried in Union Cemetery, Columbus. W. Louis PHILLIPS James McClellan Bradford (1904-1992) James McClellan Bradford, age 88, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Muskingum College, New Concord, OH, died 14 July 1992 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville, OH. For 13 years Dr. Bradford was professor of physics (1959-1972) and served as chairman of the Department of Physics (1959-1966, 1969-1970). His research interests were the dielectric constant of Rochelle salt, crystalline structure of inorganic salts, acoustics, and solid state. Born 24 May 1904 in Media, IL, James Bradford was the son of John Ewing and Mary (McClellan) Bradford. Young Bradford received the A.B. (1925) from Monmouth College, IL, and the M.S. (1926) from the University of Chicago. He continued with post graduate work in physics (1928-1929, 1932- 1933; summers 1936, 1937, 1949); also at the University of Wisconsin (summers 1950, 1951, 1952). Dr. Bradford's entire professional teaching career was in physics, which began as an assistant professor, Miami University, Oxford, OH (1926-1927); acting professor and head of the Department of Physics, Muskingum College (1929-193D; graduate assistant at the University of Chicago (1931-1933); instructor at George Williams College, IL (1933- 1937, 1945-1947); instructor and later assistant professor at Central YMCA College of the University of Chicago (1937-1945); associate professor of physics at Beloit College, WI (1947-1959); then returning as professor to Muskingum College (1959). Concurrently, Prof. Bradford was an instructor in the Civilian Pilot Training Program (1940-1942), a research physicist on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago (1943-1944), member National Science Foundation Institute for Teaching Physics (1954), General Motors Educators Conference (I960), researcher for Beloit Corporation (1957-1958), and with the National Science Foundation at the University of Florida (1967, 1969).