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Latest Date stamped underlining of books Theft, mutilation, and act.on and may are reasons for disciplinary from the University. result in dismissal LtBRARY AT URBANA.CHAMPA.GN_ UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS lurn L161 — O-1096 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://www.archive.org/details/entomologynewsle01univ ^TT ILLI ~»~ *» cr>tOT»olodt| newsletter umvtisbtn OF ILLINOIS 1965 LIBRARY Annual Newsletter department of Entomology University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois April 1965 ZULU Table of Contents Page Message from the Department Head 1 Activities of the School of Life Sciences 3 Departmental Roster 1964-1965 4 Sports Review 9 Social Activities 10 Recent Graduates 11 Present Entomology Graduate Students 21 News about the Staff Members 26 Publications from the Department of Entomology 1963-64. .38 Alumni News 41 Addresses of Alumni 42 Newsletter Information Form 55 Cover Story The beautifully executed picture on our cover was prepared by Mrs. RaVae Ideker Marsh, who in addition to being an excellent student in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Illinois is also an accomplished Laboratory Technician in Dr. Larsen's lab. The significance (if any) of the subject material on the cover is left to the discretion of the reader. The Editor . , Message from the Department Head It has been over ten years since this Department sent out an annual newsletter. Because there appears to be a genuine interest among our alumni, as expressed by many during the past years, we have decided to begin again with an annual report of the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois. For many years the Department was housed in Harker Hall, the oldest building on campus. In January 1963 a historic move took place when a new building was completed with laboratories designed specifically for entomological research in physiology, bionomics, and toxicology. This building, named Morrill Hall, provides over thirteen thousand net square feet of space for entomology , and includes cold rooms , dark rooms insectaries, and temperature-humidity controlled rooms, in addition to offices and research laboratories. The research laboratories provide the facilities needed for bionomics, various phases of insect physiology, biochemistry, neurophysiology, and toxicology. It houses the members of the faculty and graduate students whose research falls within these areas In September WBU, an addition to Morrill Hall was begun which will be completed sometime in 1966. Space is provided in the addition to house the remainder of the Department. When completed the Department will again be under one roof, except for a number of instructional laboratories for undergraduate courses. During the past ten years the Department has increased from eight faculty members to ten members whose appointments are solely in Entomology plus two with appointments partly in Entomology and partly in the School of Life Sciences. In addition, two members of the Illinois Natural History Survey and one with the Department of Horticulture hold joint appointments with Entomology. Graduate student enrollment has also increased and is now in the mid-forties. When the new addition is completed, we expect to accommodate approximately fifty graduate students as the upper limit. Much of the progress outlined above began while Professor Leigh Chadwick was Head of the Department, and the Department is deeply indebted to his foresight and efforts. In September, 1963, Professor Chadwick ! - - . • -2- asked to be relieved of administrative duties to devote more time to his research activities. At that time Professor Clyde Kearns assumed the Headship. While Professor Kearns is on sabbatical during this academic year, Professor James Sternburg has been appointed Acting Head. '' '«•' v.- .• . :-;. -3- Activities of the School of Life Sciences The School of Life Sciences was first organized in 1959 with Dr. H.O. Halvorson, former head of Microbiology, as its Director. The School is a unit in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and includes the Departments of Botany, Entomology, Microbiology, Physiology and Biophysics, and Zoology. Some of the duties of the Director are to approve tenure appointments , budget requests , curricular changes and the life in the different departments , as well as to function as a liaison between the departments and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The School also administers interdepartmental needs such as the Biology Shop, Electron Microscope Laboratory, and studies building and space needs of the School. The School also is responsible for the administration of certain educational programs in biology that concern more than one department. For example, students who do not wish to limit their training to a single area in Biology can now receive the Master of Science in Biology; Master of Science in the Teaching of the Biological Science and General Science; and the Doctor of Philosophy in Biology. One of the outstanding contributions of Dr. Halvorson was his untiring efforts in getting new buildings for the Biology Departments. Burrill Hall, Morrill Hall and the Zoology-Botany buildings are structures which cost over four and a half million dollars each. Burrill Hall which houses Microbiology and Physiology and Biophysics was dedicated in 1959. Morrill Hall houses the research and graduate teaching of the Entomology Department and a few Zoology research laboratories. Morrill Hall was completed a year ago. The construction of the Zoology-Botany building has just started and will be completed in 1966. In June, 1965, Dr. Halvorson will retire. His place will be taken by Dr. Reino Emil Kallio, now Professor of Bacteriology at the State University of Iowa. He comes highly recommended, and we hope he will enjoy his work as Director of our School of Life Sciences. In conclusion we of the Entomology Department would like to say thanks to Dr. Halvorson for his unselfish, highly successful efforts as the initial Director of the School of Life Sciences. '• * . -4- Departmental Roster 1964-1965 Faculty Balduf, Walter V. - Professor of Entomology, Emeritus Bouseman, John K. - Instructor Chadwick, Leigh E. - Professor of Entomology Decker, George C. - Professor of Entomology and Head of Economic Entomology Section Downes, William L. - Assistant Professor of Entomology Fraenkel, Gottfried S. - Professor of Entomology Friedman, Stanley - Associate Professor of Entomology Ghent, Arthur W. - Assistant Professor of Entomology Hayes, William P. - Professor of Entomology, Emeritus Horsfall, William R. - Professor of Entomology Hurley, Richard L. - Instructor (DGS Biology) * Jaycox, Elbert R. - Associate Professor of Apiculture Kearns, Clyde W. - Professor of Entomology and Head of the Department ** Larsen, Joseph R. - Assistant Professor of Entomology Milum, Vern G. - Professor of Entomology, Emeritus Ross, Herbert H. - Professor of Entomology and Head of Faunistic Surveys Selander, Richard B. - Associate Professor of Entomology Sternburg, James G. - Professor of Entomology and Acting Head Waldbauer, Gilbert P. - Assistant Professor of Entomology White, Joan F. - USPH Post-doctoral Fellow Willis, Judith H. - Assistant Professor of Entomology * - Joint Appointment with Horticulture ** - Joint Appointment with Physiology and Biophysics ;•'•; :. ••<< :.. ' : Visiting Professors and Fellows: 1964-65 V.N. Bhatnagar Regional Co-ordinating Organization Assistant National Malaria Eradication Programme Director of Lucknow, India Entomology D.J. Burdick Fresno State College Assistant Professor Fresno, California of Biology M.F. Osman Cairo University Lecturer in Faculte of Science Entomology Cairo, Egypt N.C. Pant Indian Agricultural Research Institute Professor of New Delhi , India Entomology and In charge of Insect Physiology . • • ' -6- Research Assistants Allen, Robert T. Killmer, Paul Banerjee, Amal C. Okonkwo, Augustine I. F. Bharadwaj , Rama K. Randall, Robert Brady, U. Eugene Rotramel, George Chandran, Satish R. Storch, Richard H. Eertmoed, Gary E. Unzicker, John D. Fogal, Willard Wickramasinghe , Nallini Hsiao, Catherine T. Wilson, George R. Hsiao, Ting-Huan Yamamoto, Toshio Teaching Assistants Abou-aly, Aly A. Reinbold, Keturah Cullop, Samuel Seligman, Morris Weddle, Richard C. '-; : . ;$ : ' •' ' ' , . • •••• .;-,.; • Trainees and Fellows Benson, Robert W. - USPH Trainee Chang, Franklin - USPH Trainee Eaton, John L. - USPH Trainee Flattum, Roger F. - USPH Trainee Gemrich, Edwin G. - USPH Fellow Krysan, James L. - University Fellow in Entomology Maddox, Joseph - University Fellow in Entomology Mathieu, Jean M. - Rockefeller Foundation Fellow Newton, David C. - USPH Trainee Peterson, Lance G. - USPH Trainee Pinto, John D. - USPH Fellow Reynolds, Judith L. - AAUW Fellow Students not on Staff Fraembs , Frank Miller, James L. Patterson, William J. Sastrodihardjo, S. Schmidt, Fred -8- N on -Academic Bangeman, Judy Duvall, Eloise Hogan, Joseph Montrimas , Jean Plymire, Ruth Schoff, Gwynne Student Employees Broadbent, Alan Marsh, RaVae Brown, Sharon McConaghy, George French, Nancy Okonkwo, Augustine Mander, Lois Prickett , Alice Troxel, William -9- Sports Review On the sports scene, we have been participating in several different activities. Last summer our department fielded a softball team in the