Obituaries of the members of The Ohio Academy of Science report of the Necrology Committee, 2013.

Burk, William R.

The Necrology Committee of The Ohio Academy of Science consists of William R. Burk (chair), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Christopher Cumo, Canton, OH; and Relda E. Niederhofer, Firelands College of Bowling Green State University, Huron, OH.

The committee extends special thanks to the following individuals who provided substantial information and/ or editorial assistance: David H. Benzing, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Oberlin College; David A. Egloff, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Oberlin College; Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Physics, Kenyon College Joyce Howes, Assistant Dean, College of Science and Mathematics, Wright State University; Thomas F. Sherman, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Oberlin College; Timothy S. Wood, Professor Emeritus of Biological Science, Wright State University; and Henry T. Wright, Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan. The committee also expresses its gratitude to the following individuals and institutions: D. Margaret Avery, president, International Union for Quaternary Research, Cape Town, South Africa; Jennifer Brancato, University Archivist, University of Dayton; Ronnie Broadfoot, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; Barbara (Keys) Bryner, Brimfield, OH; John Carini, Indiana University; John Chrysochoos, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Toledo; Bill Colella, member, Services, Phi Beta Kappa; Nancy Cruickshank, Ohio Sea Grant and F. T. Stone Laboratory, The Ohio State University; Michelle Drobik, Archives, The Ohio State University; Jimmie Edwards, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Toledo; Mary Garvin, Professor and Chair of Biology, Oberlin College; David L. Goldstein, Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences, Wright State University; Emma E. Hawker, Assistant Archivist, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan; Elaine Hoeltzel, Library, Olivet College; Patricia Israel; Bruce Leach, Biology Librarian, The Ohio State University; David P. Long, Graduate Assistant, Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, The Catholic University of America; Marty (Mason) Jennings, Director of Alumni Relations, Olivet College; Jeffrey M. Reutter, Director, Ohio Sea Grant College and F. T. Stone Laboratory, The Ohio State University; Kristin Rodgers, Curator, Health Sciences Library Medical Heritage Center, The Ohio State University; David Romito, Kenan Science Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Lindy Smith, Archives, The Ohio State University; Cynthia Ryan, Association for Computing Machinery; Andrew Stewart, Archives and Special Collections, Kenyon College; Jill Tatem, University Archivist, Case Western Reserve University; Lynn Flowers Turner and Michael Shelor, Science Library Annex, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Barbara Tysinger, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Susan Whitfield, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Paul Wolfe, Professor Emeritus, Wright State University; Chris Wydman, University Records Manager, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries; Jane Kinkus Yatcilla, Associate Professor of Library Science, Purdue University Libraries.

The committee is seeking volunteers to provide information or to write obituaries on deceased members of the Academy whose obituaries have not yet been written for The Ohio Journal of Science. Please contact The Ohio Academy of Science if you can assist in this effort. A two-page outline of instructions for preparation on obituaries in The Ohio Journal of Science, written by Ronald L. Stuckey, is available from the Academy office.

WILLIAM R. BURK, Chair

Necrology Committee

Following is a list of deceased members of the Academy
with the year joined and year of death, if known, whose
obituaries have not yet been published in the Journal.

                             Year of        Year
                              Death        Joined

Anita S. Bowen Dalcerro        2010         1948
Fois M. Price                  2009         1968
William Taylor                 2012         1958

The following obituaries       Page
appear in the 2013 Report

Bertha A. Bouroncle             37
(1919-2013)

Fawrence Eugene Bryner          39
(1927-2012)

William Richard Farrand         39
(1931-2011)

Dietrich Eberhard Julius        41
Gudzent (1926-2010)

Jerry Henry Hubschman           42
(1929-2012)

Franklin Miller,                43
Jr. (1912-2012)

James Feroy Murphy              46
(1941-2012)

William Dale Ploughe            46
(1929-2011)

Father Ernest George            47
Spittler (1928-2010)

Herbert Bradford                48
Thompson Jr. (1927-2011)

Warren Franklin Walker          49
Jr. (1918-2013)

Carol Ann Winhusen              51
(1945-2011)

Bertha A. Bouronde (1919-2013)

Physician Bertha A. Bouroncle, age 93, Professor Emerita of Medicine at The Ohio State University in Columbus, died 16 August 2013. She was the first chief resident and first female full professor of medicine in Ohio. In 1958 Bouroncle and two junior colleagues discovered hairy cell leukemia, which kills about 400 people per year. Researchers hailed the discovery as the apogee of medical research at OSU. In the 1980s Bouroncle worked to develop drugs to treat the disease. One admirer described her as the "lioness" of medicine. Among her numerous awards and honors for outstanding contributions in medicine and teaching were: recognition as one of 16 outstanding professors at OSU (1965); Alfred J. Wright Award for significant service to OSU (1965); Faculty Member of the Year Award (1973 and other years); Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award (1991); Master Teacher Award in International Medicine, American College of Physicians (1992); Donald Unverferth Research Award for contributions to international medicine (1992); special recognition award, Fourth International Workshop in Hairy Cell Feukemia (1993); Pi Fambda Theta Award (1994); Gender Equality Award, American Medical Women's Association (1996); Fifty Year Merit Award, Columbus Medical Association and Ohio State Medical Association (1998); and Earl N. Metz Distinguished Physician Award (1999). Bouroncle joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1951. Her membership lapsed in 1989, but she renewed it in 1996. She affiliated with the section on medical sciences (vice president, 1964-1965) and was elected a Fellow (1963).

Born 10 September 1919 in Trujillo, Peru, Bouroncle was the fourth of five children of Harvard University educated Dr. Fuis H. and Carmela Gonzalez Quint Bouroncle. In 1947 she was valedictorian of her class at San Marcos Medical School. Although most students spent summers at the beach to recuperate from the grind of the academic year, Bouroncle found relaxation boring. Instead of vacationing, she taught herself hematology and volunteered to treat the poor fishermen of Pucusana, Peru. She delivered babies, set broken bones, vaccinated adults and children, and treated wounds. The fishermen were devoted to Bouroncle for her generosity.

Bouroncle was a trail blazer. In conservative Peru the woman stayed home to manage the family and household, but Bouroncle wanted to follow her father into medicine. Her mother worried that Bertha would not be a "proper lady" if she pursued her ambitions, but her father supported his daughter. "Let her become a lady doctor," he remarked. Ultimately her path to medicine pleased both parents.

In 1948 Bouroncle left Peru for a career as a medical researcher at OSU. There, she was a clinical fellow (1948-1949), a resident in internal medicine and a fellow in hematology (1949-1952), a chief resident of medicine (July 1953-1954), an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology (July 1954-1957), an associate professor of internal medicine (July 1957-1970), a professor of internal medicine (July 1970-1989), and professor emerita of internal medicine (July 1989-2013). As a physician she served patients at the OSU Hospital (1954-2013), at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (1990-2013), and at the Memorial Hospital of Union County in Marysville, OH (1989-1993). She was a modular leader of the independent study program for the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine, a member of the educational committee of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and a College of Medicine representative of the independent study academic program committee.

Having a magnetic personality and optimistic outlook on life, she took particular pride in nursing people thought incurable back to health. "She has a supreme bedside manner," noted a resident at OSU. "Patients love her." A religious woman, Bouroncle once announced that she had "seen miracles." She wore a necklace of the Virgin Mary.

She had high standards for herself and her interns. If a student could not answer her questions, she told him or her to research the answers. The next day the questions would be renewed. Bouroncle expected answers. She once performed surgery to remove the spleen of a patient suffering from a rare blood disorder with reluctant approval from her superiors. The patient recovered, elevating Bouroncle in the eyes of the medical community. In 1989 she retired from OSU but continued to devote eight hours per day to treating patients. "She had amazing energy and intellectual curiosity," said colleague Dr. Eric Kraut.

Bouroncle was elected a fellow of The International Society of Hematology and of the American College of Physicians. She also belonged to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Federation for Clinical Research, the International Society of Hematology, the Columbus Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the International Reticuloendothelic Society, the OSU Health Center Society, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Central Society of Clinical Research, the American Society of Hematology, the American Women's Association, the Columbus Society of Internal Medicine, the Society of Cryobiology, the Peruvian Society of Hematology, The Royal Society of Medicine in England, the Peruvian American Medical Society, and the Southwest Oncology Group of the Lymphoma Committee. She served on the Board of Trustees of the Leukemia Society of America. Among social and honorary societies, Bouroncle was a member of the Scioto Country Club, the OSU Faculty Club, the OSU Presidents Club, Phi Delta Gamma, Sigma Xi, the Mortar Board (honorary member), Altrusa International, the Columbus Power Squadron, and the Crichton Club. She was chairperson of the Blood Club in Chicago, outstanding career woman of the Year (1970) of the Pilot Club of Columbus, president of the club of the OSU (1971) in recognition for her devotion and contributions to higher education, and honorary colonel in the honorable order of Kentucky Colonels (1972).

Bouroncle helped found the OSU College of Medicine James Center and funded the creation of the Bertha Bouroncle M.D. and Andrew Pereny Chair of Medicine. She supported the Columbus Symphony and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. She also enjoyed ballet and the arts. An avid boater, she was a frequent visitor to Lake Erie.

Sister Consuelo, eleven nieces and nephews, 27 grandnieces and grandnephews, and 18 great grandnieces and grandnephews survive Bouroncle. Husband Andrew Pereny predeceased her. Bouroncle had been his second wife. Even after her marriage she continued to use the name Bouroncle, though she was occasionally mentioned as Bertha A. Bouroncle Pereny. The family received friends 20 August 2013 at Schroedinger Northwest Chapel in Columbus, followed by a graveside service at Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may make contributions to the Bertha Bouroncle Fund at OSU, 660 Ackerman Road, Room 651, P. O. Box 183112, Columbus, OH 43218 to the attention of Steve Chaykowski. An obituary can be found in the Columbus Dispatch and there are several documents in the OSU Archives.

--CHRISTOPHER CUMO

Lawrence Eugene Bryner (1927-2012)

Lawrence Eugene Bryner, age 85, a retired electrician, died 26 May 2012. He was dedicated to environmental and historical causes. A co-founder of the Brimfield (Ohio) Historical Society, he served as its first president. Joining The Ohio Academy of Science in 1968, Bryner affiliated with the section on zoology and was accorded emeritus status (1989). Although he was not a practicing scientist, he took a keen interest in the Academy and enjoyed attending its annual meetings.

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Born 1 April 1927 in Akron, OH, Bryner was the son of Kenneth William and Dorothy (Twitchell) Bryner. Growing up in Portage County, OH, young Bryner was a member of Boy Scout Troop 259 and the Brimfield Junior Grange. A graduate of Kent State University High School, he attended Mount Union College. Subsequently he enrolled at Kent State University, where he earned a B.S. in biology (1968). For a number of years Bryner was a maintenance foreman at Rotek in Ravenna and Aurora, OH, but he devoted most of his working life at McBee-Gray Electric in Ravenna.

Bryner held strong interests in environmental issues. He demonstrated this interest by donating to the Western Reserve Land Conservancy a conservation/ agricultural easement on a tract of land remaining from his great-grandfather Nathaniel Twitchell's farm. The gift of land will ensure preserving green space in the town of Brimfield.

Enjoying a number of pastimes, Bryner was an avid reader and book collector, particularly in history of science and biographies of naturalists. He was a devotee of classical music and art. It has been reported elsewhere that Bryner was "a gentle, unassuming, and introspective man." He was a member of the Brimfield Methodist community.

Surviving him are his wife, Barbara (Keys) Bryner, with whom he was married for 56 years; his children, Ann (Tom) Hedington, Beverly (Julian) Sawyer; Daniel Lawrence (Kari) Bryner; and grandchildren, Nathaniel and Richard Lawrence Hedington, Elizabeth and Jessica Sawyer, Lawrence E. (Lilli) Bryner II, Martin (Kelly) Bryner, Daniel, Noah, Denise and Elizabeth Bryner. Also surviving are brothers, Lloyd (Nancy) Bryner of Tyler, TX; Dale (Patsy) Bryner of Brimfield; sister, Evelyn (Henry) Wheeler of Tallmadge, OH; sister-in-law, Marilyn Bryner; and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceasing Bryner were a brother, Ralph Bryner and a nephew, Scott Bryner. Visiting hours were held 30 May 2012 followed by a memorial service at Faith United Methodist Church of Brimfield. Bryner was cremated. Bissler and Sons Funeral Home, Kent, OH, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith United Methodist Church, 1235 Tallmadge Rd, Kent, OH 44240; the Brimfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 1231, Kent, OH 44240; or the Western Reserve Conservancy, P.O. Box 314, Novelty, OH 44072.

--WILLIAM R. BURK

William Richard Farrand (1931-2011)

William Richard Farrand, age 79, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Director of Exhibit Museum of Natural History, and Curator Emeritus of the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, died 22 March 2011 at UM Hospital after spine surgery. Specializing in Quaternary geology and geoarchaeology, Farrand received the Archaeological Geology Award (1986) from the Archaeological Geology Division, Geological Society of America for his outstanding research and service. Two universities recognized his scientific contributions and achievements by honoring him: as a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Indiana University--Bloomington (1983) and as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man, Southern Methodist University (1991). He was among the pioneers of the field of study known as geoarchaeology. In addition to field work in the Great Lakes region, he conducted extensive investigations in the Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean. Farrand joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1956, affiliating with the section on geology, was elected a Fellow in 1962, and was accorded emeritus status in 1985.

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Born 27 April 1931 in Columbus, OH, Farrand was the son of Harvey Ashley and Esther Evelyn (Bowman) Farrand. Known as Bill to family, friends, and colleagues, young Farrand was intrigued by the glacial terrains of central Ohio. His appreciation of the influence of Pleistocene events on the planet developed while majoring in geology at The Ohio State University, where he earned two degrees: B.Sc. cum laude in March 1955 and M.Sc. a year later. Under the direction of internationally respected glacial geologist Richard P. Goldthwait, Farrand wrote his thesis on "The Regimen of a Marginal Portion of an Ice Cap in Northwest Greenland." He enrolled in the graduate school at the University of Michigan where he pursued doctoral studies on the uplifted pro-glacial and post-glacial shorelines in the western and northern Lake Superior Basin. While at UM he participated in his first geoarchaeological project--the assessment of the Andrews site, a Late Archaic campsite on a Middle Holocene shoreline near Saginaw, MI--under the supervision of noted archaeologist James B. Griffin. Additionally, Farrand traveled to Antarctica with his major professor, James H. Zumberge, and observed continental glaciers in action. He completed his dissertation on the "Former Shorelines in Western and Northern Lake Superior Basin," and earned his Ph.D. in 1960.

Following the conferral of his doctorate degree, Farrand began his professional career at Columbia University, where he was a research scientist in Pleistocene geology at the Lamont-Doherty Geological (now Earth) Observatory (1960-1961) and assistant professor, Department of Geology (1961-1964). Subsequently he was a National Academy of Sciences--National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellow (1963-1964) and visiting professor, University of Strasbourg (1964-1965). Joining the faculty in the Department of Geology (now Earth and Environmental Sciences) at the University of Michigan, Farrand advanced in the academic ranks: assistant professor (1965-1967), associate professor (1967-1974), professor (1974-2000), and professor emeritus (2000-2011). Concurrently he served as curator of analytical collections at the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology (1975-2000) and as Director of The University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History (1993-2000). He also held visiting professorships at Hebrew University (1971-1972), University of Colorado (1983), Indiana University (1985), and University of Texas--Austin (1986).

Farrand was a demanding teacher, but to those who showed promise, he generously provided access to samples for dissertation research. He taught introductory classes in physical geology and ice-age climates. Among the advanced courses he taught were: Pleistocene Geomorphology, Geomorphology (non-glacial) and Soils, Archaeological Geology, Soils and Their Formation, Quaternary Stratigraphy, and Quaternary Seminar. Many of these he co-instructed with colleagues from botany and archaeology. He assisted with teaching at the UM geology department's summer field programs at Camp Davis Rocky Mountain Field Station in Wyoming. A number of his students became leaders in the fields of Pleistocene geology and geoarchaeology.

Farrand's early research concerned the Late Glacial paleoecology, Pleistocene ice volumes and sea-level lowering, postglacial uplift in North America, and the dynamics of continental glaciation. After moving to Michigan, he continued his investigations in the Great Lakes region with particular emphasis on uplifted beaches, chronological revisions, the history of the region and glacio-isostatic rebound. He was at the forefront of applying the techniques of radiocarbon dating to determine the timing of glacial/postglacial events. His investigations broadened beyond the Great Lakes to include larger regions, particularly in the Mediterranean. Farrand developed the specialization of geoarchaeology, the interface between geology and archaeology. His work included the sedimentology and stratigraphy of archaeological sites and also the palaeoclimatology of the eastern Mediterranean. He devoted extensive periods of time working on sites in Syria, Jordan, Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, and Greece, besides various places in Africa and the Far East.

Farrand held memberships in the following scientific organizations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow); the American Quaternary Association (secretary, 1978-1990; program chairman, biennial meeting, 1980; president, 1994-1996); the Association Francaise pour l'Etude de Quaternaire; the Geological Society of America (Fellow; panel member, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, 1978; vice chairman, 1979 and chairman, 1980, Archaeological Geology Division); the International Union for Quaternary Research (U.S. National Committee, vice chair, 1988-1996; chair, 1997-2000; member of the U.S. Delegation to the 14th and 15th INQUA Congresses in Berlin, Germany 1995 and Durban, South Africa, 1999), the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters; the Society of American Archaeology; and the Society for Archaeological Science. He also provided services to the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, and the National Science Foundation. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa (Epsilon Chapter, The Ohio State University) on 27 April 1954. Publishing over 120 scholarly papers, Farrand served on the editorial boards of several journals in the fields of archaeology and geoarchaeology: Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Archaeological Science, Review of Archaeology, Stratigraphica Archaeologica, and Paleorient. In regards to Paleorient, he was a founding member and conducted field work in the Near East and the Mediterranean with a number of members of the association.

It has been reported elsewhere that Farrand greatly enjoyed his family and his extensive travels throughout the world. He valued fine food and wine, Michigan football and basketball games, and "most things French." His colleagues with whom he conducted field studies remember Farrand's gentle humor, his ability to help with all aspects of camp life and his willingness to persevere difficult and even dangerous situations in order to make scientific advances.

Farrand met Claudine Brickman in Strasbourg and on 17 August 1962 they were married. They had two children: son, Frederic Herve and daughter, Anne Marie. Following their divorce in 1983, Ferrand married Carola Hills Stearns on 6 December 1988. They had one daughter, Michelle Diane. Surviving Farrand are his wife, Carola; his sister, Fois Sensenbrenner, of Powell, OH; his son, Frederic (Patti) Farrand of Saline, MI; his daughters, Anne Farrand and Michelle Stearns, both of Ann Arbor; and his grandchildren, Allison and Spencer Farrand of Saline. A celebration of his life took place 17 April 2011 at Michigan's Exhibit Museum of Natural History. According to Farrand's wishes, memorial contributions may be made to the William R. Farrand Public Fecture Fund, c/o Nora Webber, The Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079.

--WILLIAM R. BURK

Dietrich Eberhard Julius Gudzent (1926-2010)

Dietrich Eberhard Julius Gudzent, age 84, retired physicist and astronomer, died 25 June 2010 in East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He published several papers in German journals and wrote numerous classified papers and technical reports for the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and U.S. Department of Defense. Joining The Ohio Academy of Science in 2004, Gudzent held interests in physics and astronomy. He served as a judge in physics at the organization's Student Science Day (2006).

Born 18 June 1926 in Berlin, Germany, Gudzent was the son of Friedrich Johann Georg and Margarete (Buelow) Gudzent. He attended Humboldt University, Berlin (1945-1952), where he earned a Master of Physics in 1952. Next Gudzent embarked on doctoral studies in physics at the Technical University, Berlin (1952-1954). He also studied advanced physics at the University of Munich (1955). His early professional positions were as an instructor at five community colleges in Berlin (1946-1954). He was also a researcher in Munich (1955-1959). After emigrating to the United States around 1959 he held a number of research and engineering positions with NASA and DOD as well as companies in association with these organizations: researcher/ section head, NASA, Huntsville, AF (1959-1966); branch head, Melpar, Inc., Falls Church, VA (19661968); chief engineer, Astro Reliability (1968-1970) and Value Engineering (1970-1978), both in Alexandria, VA; and proposal administrator, Tracor, Inc., Rockville, MD (1978-1989). He retired in 1989.

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Gudzent was a member of the I.E.E.E professional organization. Following retirement, he lived in Mt. Pleasant, OH, where he was Clerk/Treasurer of the Mt. Pleasant Village Council and a member of the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society. He and his wife volunteered by helping others prepare income tax returns. He was an avid swimmer.

Gudzent was predeceased by his first wife, Jutta Siegrid Schulz Gudzent, whom he married 2 September 1952; his second wife, Forraine Nolan Chambers Gudzent, whom he married 10 June 1989; and a brother, Friedrich Gudzent. Surviving him are a son, James Chambers Jr. (Joyce) of Hanford, CA; a daughter, Nancy Conklin (Brian) of Suffolk, VA; two grandsons, Joshua and Brett Chambers; and a great-granddaughter, Diedra Chambers. The family held private services. The Wilson Funeral Home of Dillonvale, OH was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, 198 Oak Drive, Mt. Pleasant, OH 43939 or a charity of the donor's choice.

--WILLIAM R. BURK

Jerry Henry Hubschman (1929-2012)

Jerry Henry Hubschman, age 83, retired Professor of Biological Sciences and former Associate Provost from 1974 to 1978 at Wright State University, died 19 November 2012 of pancreatic cancer. A noted aquatic invertebrate zoologist, Hubschman jointly authored with Arlene F. Foley a "Laboratory Manual for Biology" (Brown & Kroger Printing & Publishing Company, Dayton, OH. 1965; revised 1966, 1972). In recognition of his excellence in teaching, he received three WSU awards: the College of Science and Engineering Award for Outstanding Teaching (1981), the College of Science and Mathematics Award for Outstanding Teaching (1990) and the University Honors Program Teacher of the Year Award (1990). He served on the Executive Committee, Ohio Biological Survey.

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He joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1958, affiliating with the section on zoology (membership chair, 1967; vice president, 1967-1968), and was elected a Fellow in 1965. Early in his academic life he became an active member of the Academy. While in graduate school, he presented papers at the organization's annual meetings and continued presenting papers for nearly three decades. He was the WSU representative to the OAS from 1967 to 1993 and reviewed manuscripts for publication in The Ohio Journal of Science. He was instrumental in organizing the 87th OAS annual meeting held 21-23 April 1978 at WSU and served as its conference chair. His active membership culminated in holding leadership roles, first as its secretary (1974-1977), next as its 87th president (1978-1979). He presented his presidential address at the Academy's annual meeting held on 21 April 1979. His presentation concerned "The Lowly Invertebrates: An historical perspective" and was published (Ohio J. Sci. 79: 243-248. 1979).

Born 4 February 1929 in Great Neck, NY, Hubschman was the son of Jerry and Edirh (Barrunek) Hubschman. He received his elementary and secondary school education in the public schools of Great Neck. He showed early interests in sports and art. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and attended the State University Agricultural and Technical Institute (now SUNY) at Farmingdale, NY, where he earned an A.A.S. in animal husbandry (1956). Subsequently he enrolled at The Ohio State University, earning two degrees: B.Sc. in agriculture (March 1959) and Ph.D. in zoology (August 1962). A graduate assistant in the OSU Department of Zoology and Entomology (1959-1961), Hubschman was awarded a National Science Foundation Teaching Assistant Fellowship (summers, I960 and 1961) and a NSF Cooperative Fellowship (1960-1961). This scholarly aid and a waiver of a master's degree allowed him to complete his doctoral degree in just three years. He conducted much of his research away from the OSU campus at two facilities: the Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island and the Duke University Marine Laboratory at Beaufort, NC. Under the supervision of A.C. Broad he completed his dissertation on "The Development and Function of Neurosecretory Sites in the Eyestalks of Larval Palaemonetes (Decapoda: Natantia)" published in part (Biol. Bull. 125: 96-113. 1963).

Hubschman's first professional position was as a research biologist (1962-1964) at the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, U.S. Health Service, Cincinnati, OH. Next he joined the founding faculty at Wright State University where he served the remainder of his professional career in the Department of Biology (now Biological Sciences). He rose in the academic ranks: assistant professor (1964-1967), associate professor (1967-1970), and professor (1970-1993). Concurrently he also held administrative posts at WSU: coordinator of biology (beginning 1965), associate provost (1974-1978), and secretary of the Board of Trustees (1975-1978). He was a visiting professor in zoology at the Franz T. Stone Laboratory where he taught Ecological Physiology of Aquatic Animals as well as Invertebrate Zoology (summers, 1964-1966, 1968, 1970, 1972). Hubschman also served as a consultant for the Monsanto Research Corporation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board, Water Research Review.

In research Hubschman studied the growth and development of Crustacea, aquatic life cycles, parasitology, planktonic crustaceans, and aquatic benthos. In addition to a number of papers in scientific journals Hubschman co-authored with B. Diana Zimmerman a monographic work on "Open Water Cladocera of the Middle Miami Drainage Basin" (Bull. Ohio Biol. Surv., new ser. 8(3): vi, 58 pp. 1990). Adept at working with tools, he skillfully designed and built equipment for his research. To make that equipment he outfitted his lab with a sturdy workbench complete with a vice, electric drill for rubber stoppers, and drawers filled with tools. He freely shared these resources with his faculty colleagues.

Hubschman taught Introductory Biology, Invertebrate Zoology, and Marine Field Trip. He took a leading role in organizing and teaching the introductory biology program, despite the trend to assign lower courses to the newest members of the faculty. He gave lectures to large classes of first-year biology students. His most popular course in the department was the Marine Field Trip that included five days at the Duke University Marine Lab. Hubschman created the course and taught it with a passion. Tim Wood, Professor Emeritus of Biology at WSU and Hubschman's former colleague, noted that "students knew in advance that the trip would be challenging and not for sunbathers." Untold hours in the field were followed by numerous hours in the lab. His students were highly motivated and considered this experience a high point in their college career. When Hubschman assumed administrative positions at the university, the "Trip" remained a very popular course but was eventually discontinued.

His course on invertebrate zoology was a prerequisite for the field trip and attracted more students than the trip could accommodate. Tim Wood recalls that Hubschman "designed and built a sturdy unit with trays, plumbing, pump, and a seawater reservoir to mimic the running seawater tables at the Duke Lab. Populated with a wide variety of invertebrates, it was the starting point for many student investigators." As a teacher and mentor Hubschman was known to consistently praise good work. His courses were demanding, but Hubschman provided light moments, such as preparing seafood in the invertebrate lab for students, some of whom might not otherwise have ever tasted fried calamari or steamed mussels with wine.

Joyce Howes, one of Hubschman's former students and currently Assistant Dean, College of Science and Mathematics, WSU, recalled his culinary talents. Each summer, for at least two decades, the "labgang" visited the Hubschman cottage at Put-in-Bay. Most years he and Howes would prepare a fried dish, such as Lake Erie walleye (if they were biting), chicken, or hush puppies. They set up "deep fryers in the fume hood of the invertebrate lab and cook[ed] the squid dissected in that week's lab (in very clean dissecting pans). The entire department showed up for the squid fry."

Beyond his classroom teaching he contributed to teaching and learning in biology in various ways. In addition to the previously mentioned co-authored biology laboratory manual, he served on the Advisory Committee for Life Science Materials for the Mentally Handicapped, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), Boulder, CO (1969-1975). He was a contributor to "Me and My Environment," a BSCS multi-media environmental sciences program developed for mentally handicapped children.

He held memberships in the following scientific associations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Microscopic Society, the American Society of Zoologists, the International Association for Great Lakes Research, the International Society of Limnology, and the North American Benthological Society (program chairman, 1964). He joined the ranks of Gamma Sigma Delta during his senior year at OSU and later was elected to Sigma Xi (president, WSU Chapter, 1980,1981). Active in community services, Hubschman was a member of the Committee, Troop 78, Boy Scouts of America (1970-1978) and of the Board of Directors, U.R.B., Inc., Channel 16/14 WPTD and WPTO (Public Television) (1974-1980). For a number of years he was a member of the Board of Trustees, Dayton Museum of Natural History.

According to an obituary (Yellow Springs (OH) News, December 6, 2012), Hubschman's pastimes included cooking and woodworking. He enjoyed preparing exotic dishes for his family and guests. "His signature egg-in-a-hole' breakfast was anticipated by hundreds of participants at an annual regatta." Hubschman developed woodworking skills, from rough carpentry to crafting well-made furniture. He taught a sign carving class at Campbell Folk School. After retiring, he pursued woodturning and created items that he sold. He spent the last few years of his life on South Bass Island at his cottage. He was a trustee of the island museum, shared his knowledge of island geology with elder hostelers, enjoyed his hobbies, and watched "the sun set over Lake Erie."

Surviving Hubschman are his wife Doris Marie (Mulacek) Hubschman, whom he married 21 June 1953; sons Jeffry A. (Peggy) Hubschman and Donald M. (Nancy) Hubschman and daughter Jane E. (Joseph) Baily; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

--WILLIAM R. BURK

Franklin Miller Jr. (1912-2012)

Franklin Miller Jr., age 100, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH, died 4 October 2012 at the Autumn Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, OH. He was instrumental in the development of the Department of Physics at Kenyon. Well known for his role in teaching physics, he wrote the popular textbook, College Physics (Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1959), which went through six editions. He was senior coauthor of Concepts in Physics: High School Physics Program (Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1969) that became a noted high school textbook in the country. In recognition of his creative contributions in teaching physics, Miller received the Millikan Award (1970) of the American Association of Physics Teachers. A forward thinker, he contributed to efforts in acquiring the first IBM 1130 computer installed at Kenyon College, and he strove for computer literacy among all students. His dedication and contributions to teaching earned him respect and honors at Kenyon. The college conferred on him the Sc.D. (1981) and named the Franklin Miller Observatory and the Franklin Miller Lecture Hall (Room 101, Hayes Hall) in his honor. The Franklin Miller Award, endowed by Edward T. Ordman, is bestowed on students who make distinctive or significant contributions to the academic environment of Kenyon. John A. Woollam, a Kenyon alumnus, established the Franklin Miller Jr. Endowed Scholarship in Physics.

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Miller joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1952, affiliating with the section on physics and astronomy (vice president, 1965-1966), was elected a Fellow (1963), and was accorded emeritus status (1982). He served as a judge in the Academy's State Science Day around 1960.

Born 8 September 1912, along with his fraternal twin brother Henry, in St. Louis, MO, Miller was the son of Franklin Miller Sr., a lawyer and judge, and Maude (Barnes) Miller, a writer. Young Miller attended the public grammar schools of the St. Louis area. He completed grades seven through 12 at John Burroughs School in St. Louis County, receiving his diploma in 1929. He next earned an A.B. in mathematics (1933) from Swarthmore College and then embarked on doctoral studies at the University of Chicago. There, he conducted his research under the supervision of noted physicist Samuel King Allison. His doctoral work concerned the scattering power of X-rays by an atom of the critical L.-absorption limits. Before completing his degree, Miller joined the faculty in the Physics Department at Rutgers University in 1937. When he began to prepare his thesis for publication, he learned that a scientist in Germany had just finished similar work. Not wanting to duplicate scientific research, Miller decided to change his focus and pursued work on theoretical research on the possibility of obtaining a single-crystal X-ray diffraction pattern on which he also had been working all this while. Following two years of teaching at Rutgers and working on his research at nights, he completed his "second"--and official--dissertation, "On the Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Pattern of Calcite" published in part (Physical Review 56(8): 757-764. 1939). He received his Ph.D. in physics in 1939.

Miller's early professional experiences were as an assistant in physics at the University of Chicago (1935-1937). As mentioned above, he was a faculty member at Rutgers University, serving as an instructor (1937-1940) and assistant professor (1940-1948). He next joined the faculty at Kenyon College where he taught in the Department of Physics. He advanced in the academic ranks: associate professor (1948-1958), professor (1959-1981), and professor emeritus (1981-2012). He served as the chairman of the physics department (1955-1966, 1969-1973). Although retiring in 1981, Miller returned to the classroom during the 1985-1986 school year.

Miller taught courses in general physics and advanced undergraduate courses in all areas. His pedagogic style was based on the Socratic scheme in which questions were posed to stimulate students into thinking. He preferred not to use notes in giving his lectures but maintained a method of delivery that provided a freshness. For advanced courses he followed closely the text of assigned textbooks and selected material from them that could be presented in the allotted time of the class period. He also devised new problems for students to solve. His geology and astronomy courses for non-majors were affectionately known as "Rocks" and "Stars" by students. Miller held a strong belief that students should be liberally educated in all areas of knowledge. He shared his knowledge of physics outside academia by giving a series of lectures on quantum physics to the general public. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Miller coached soccer at Kenyon for four years.

Miller's research included X-rays, nuclear physics, theoretical physics, educational science films, and musical acoustics. His investigations focused on both experimental and theoretical work. He was a noted author of college and high school textbooks in physics as previously mentioned. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation in 1961, he made a popular series of 19 single-concept films that showed physical phenomena that were too large, too small, too fast, too slow or too dangerous to show in the lecture hall. Concepts included such phenomena as radioactive decay, scintillation spectrometry, critical temperature, Michelson Interferometer, the Wilberforce Pendulum, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse. Each film averaged around three minutes in length.

Miller held memberships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of Physics Teachers (member, Visual Aids Committee; active participant in local and national meetings), the American Physical Society, and the Federation of American Scientists. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma, and Sigma Xi.

While Miller taught at Rutgers he became a Quaker. A lifelong pacifist, he registered as a conscientious objector during World War II. Because of his beliefs he declined an offer to join a University of Chicago group of scientists who were working on the development of the atomic bomb. He was a member of the Granville (OH) Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

As a side job, Miller was an engineer and announcer in the early years of radio station WMVO (Mount Vernon, OH). He held a variety of roles on the air: host of classical music, popularizer of science, newscaster of sports news, announcer of Kenyon College information, and disc jockey of western and country music.

Beyond his active and productive academic role as a professor and radio announcer, Miller made numerous civic and social contributions. Around 1949 he and Columbia University engineer Victor Paschkis founded the Society for Social Responsibility in Science. According to Miller "the idea was to persuade scientists and engineers to use their training for the good of humanity, not towards destruction." Members included Nobel Prize winners Albert Einstein, Linus Pauling, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, and Hideki Yukawa. Miller served as the society's first president, and he edited its newsletter. The organizations membership peaked at nearly 800 individuals worldwide but is now dissolved.

Miller served as president of the Knox County Mental Health Association and the United Way of Knox County. He also helped found the Knox County Chapter of the NAACP. In recognition of his community outreach he received the Mount Vernon (OH) Jaycees Outstanding Citizen Award (1976). His strong sense of community outreach was demonstrated in helping Gambier residents in getting access to television. He supervised the installation of TV antennas on numerous homes in the spirit of civic service.

Holding a longtime interest in genealogy, Miller wrote three books that listed nearly 21,000 relatives. He assisted in compiling several volumes of records, such as births and deaths, for the Knox County Genealogy Society of which he was a co-founding member. His other passionate hobby was music. During his undergraduate years at Swarthmore he played piano in the school orchestra. Miller wrote all the initial copy of sections dealing with music and color in Analytical Experimental Physics, by Harvey Brace Lemon and Michael Ference Jr. (University of Chicago Press, [1943]). Miller taught himself the viola when he taught at Rutgers. He played viola in the early years of the Knox County Symphony and played string quartets with friends at his home. He continued playing in the quartet until-2008, when he celebrated his 96th birthday.

On 8 September 2012 Kenyon College celebrated Miller's centennial birthday with a Franklin Miller Day on its campus. The festivities included a cake and ice-cream party in the early evening and a concert afterward. The concert featured student, staff and faculty musicians. Among the performances were pieces by Antonin Dvorak and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Living a century of life filled with kindness and concern for others, Miller maintained a ceaselessly active and curious mind. He was a staunch supporter of Kenyon and unfailingly attended its events, such as graduation ceremonies, musicals, and lectures. He earned the respect and admiration of the college and town community. It has been noted elsewhere that Miller was a role model for how to live in Gambier. His legacy will endure through those he taught, associated, and helped.

Surviving Miller are his son, Franklin Miller III; daughter-in-law, Judy Miller; and grandsons, Franklin Miller IV and Christopher Lukas Miller. Predeceasing him were his wife Libuse Lukas Miller, who died in 1973, his sister Katherine Webb, and his brother Henry A. Miller. According to Miller's wishes there were no visiting hours or funeral services. He had arranged to donate his body for medical research and training at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Memorial contributions may be made to the fund for the Franklin Miller Award, Division of College Relations, Kenyon College, 105 Chase Avenue, Gambier, OH 43022. Professor Emeritus of Physics Thomas B. Greenslade Jr., Miller's longtime colleague in the Department of Physics at Kenyon, provides further insight into Millers life (Physics Teacher 20: 214-221. 1982).

--WILLIAM R. BURK

James Leroy Murphy (1941-2012)

James Leroy Murphy, age 71, a librarian at The Ohio State University Libraries for 24 years, died 8 October 2012 at the James Cancer Center in Columbus after suffering from cancer for eight years. A prolific writer, Murphy was an authority on the archaeology of Ohio and on library science. He joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1961. His membership lapsed twice (July 1964-1978,1980-1984), but he rejoined in 1985 and became a life member in 1986. He declared geology his field of interest. In 2008 the Archaeological Society of Ohio gave Murphy its Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Born 3 July 1941 in Salem, OH, Murphy was the son of George and Thelma (Matthews) Murphy. James Murphy graduated from Salem High School in 1959. While in high school he wrote historical articles for the student newspaper. His sister, Patricia Israel, recalls that Murphy earned both a bachelor of arts in English and a bachelor of science in geology from Ohio University in 1965. According to Murphy's own notes, he received an M. A. in English in 1966 from Ohio University and an M.S. in geology from Case Western Reserve University in 1971. Then, in 1976 he earned a M.L.S from Case. From 1977 to 1983 Murphy was a reference librarian and later a librarian and head cataloger for the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, and from 1983 until his retirement he held similar positions in the OSU Libraries. His varied duties included aiding the geology librarian with cataloging the department's senior theses and U.S. Geological Survey and Ohio Geological Survey maps. Murphy served the OSU Libraries as an expert on Ohio archaeology, history, and ceramics. In addition, Murphy studied race relations in Waverly, OH. His publications included books, book chapters, bulletins, technical reports, and journal articles and reviews. He also presented papers at regional and national conferences.

Patricia Israel recalls the retentiveness of Murphy's memory. As a youth, he collected coins, stamps, and butterflies. As he grew, Murphy enlarged his collection to include clay pipes, pottery, postcards, and fossils, the last mentioned of which he donated either to Ohio University or OSU. Murphy was the family genealogist.

Murphy's parents predeceased him. Sister Patricia, brother George Murphy, and longtime companion and friend John A. Stauffer survive. The Spence-Miller Funeral Home in Grove City was in charge of arrangements.

--CHRISTOPHER CUMO

William Dale Ploughe (1929-2011)

William Dale Ploughe, age 82, Associate Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University, died 9 September 2011 at Grady Memorial Hospital with wife Nancy Jane (Beaman) Ploughe at his bedside. Professor Ploughe was a gifted teacher and researcher, whose contributions were to nuclear physics. Ploughe's outstanding community and academic contributions were recognized with the Silver Beaver award (1983) from the Central Ohio Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Distinguished Service Citation (2002) from the American Association of Physics Teachers. Ploughe joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1972, affiliating with the section on physics and astronomy. The next year the OAS elected him a Fellow and subsequently accorded him emeritus status (1994).

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Born 30 March 1929 in Fort Wayne, IN, Ploughe was the son of Milroy W. and Emily M. (Risser) Ploughe. Young Ploughe graduated from Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne (1947). He received a B.S. in education (1951) and an M.S. in physics (1953) from Indiana University. Under the direction of Professor Milo B. Sampson, Ploughe wrote his thesis on "The Inelastic Scattering of Deuterons by Bi209 and an Investigation of Bi209(d, p) Bi210." Purdue University awarded Ploughe a Ph.D. in experimental physics (1961). Under the tutelage of Professor E. Bleuler, Ploughe wrote his dissertation on "Angular Distributions of Alpha Particles and Protons from the Reactions H14(a, a)H14, He23(q, p)Hg26, Al27(q, p)Si30, and Si29(q, p)P31." The next year he joined OSU as an assistant professor, rising to the rank of associate professor. Between 1966 and 1968 Ploughe took a leave of absence to pursue research at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. As a teacher, his primary duty was to instruct in introductory physics to biology and engineering majors. He expected excellence from students and supervised a number of Ph.D. candidates. Ploughe mentored prospective teachers and was renowned for his ability to express difficult concepts in layman's terms.

Ploughe's research focused on nuclear physics. In the 1980s he created video techniques for capturing objects in motion. His publications focused on experimental nuclear physics, nuclear reactions and spectroscopy, nuclear scattering of alpha particles and lithium ions at medium energies, optical model analysis, the use of computers in physics education, and the creation of digital videos.

He was a member of the Ohio State Retirees Association, the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers. In the last mentioned organization he was active in the Southern Ohio Chapter.

Since childhood Ploughe had been involved in the Boy Scouts of America. A member of the district committee of the BS A Council, Ploughe taught canoeing and was canoe clinic coordinator. He was cub master of Pack 333 and a representative of Troops 65 and 365 for Worthington United Methodist Church in Worthington, OH. Ploughe was active in this church and in the Worthington Optimists Club. Residing in Worthington nearly 50 years, Ploughe and his wife moved to Delaware, OH in 2010. The couple wintered in Venice, FL, where he was on the board of directors of Venice Isles Estates.

His parents predeceased Ploughe. Surviving is his wife Nancy, whom he married 31 August 1952. Also surviving are sons Richard of Raleigh, NC and Steven of Lake Zurich, IL; daughter Jane Onspaugh of New Albany, OH; 3 grandchildren; and brothers Clyde of Lafayette, IN and Roger of Fort Wayne. The family hosted friends at Worthington United Methodist Church 14 September 2011 and gathered for a Celebration of Life Service at the church later that day. DeVore Snyder Funeral Home in Delaware, O H was in charge of arrangements. Friends may make contributions to the Ploughe Family Fund at the Columbus Foundation, 1234 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205 or to Worthington United Methodist Church, 600 High Street, Worthington, OH 42085. His obituary may be read at www. snyderfuneralhome.com and a brief entry in the 2007 edition of American Men and Women of Science. Purdue University has Ploughe's dissertation on file.

--CHRISTOPHER CUMO

Ernest George Spittler (1928-2010)

Father Ernest George Spittler, S.J., age 81, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH, died peacefully after a long illness 1 January 2010. A man of numerous talents and interests, Spittler made his major contributions to the field of chemistry and to the disciplines of history of science in general and history of chemistry in particular, as well as the history of religion. Joining The Ohio Academy of Science in 1968, Spittler affiliated with the section on chemistry and was elevated to emeritus status in 1993.

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Born 4 May 1928 in Cleveland, OH, Spittler was the son of Dr. Felix and Genevieve Spittler. As a youth he attended St. Theresa Elementary School in Cleveland, which presumably strengthened his Catholic faith. Later he matriculated at St. Ignatius High School, also in Cleveland. In June 1946 Spittler entered the Jesuit Novitiate in Milford, OH. Popularly known as the Jesuits, members of this order belong to the Society of Jesus, noted for its intellectual rigor and scientific inquiry.

Spittler received an A.B. (1961) from Loyola University. He completed part of his seminary at West Baden College in West Baden Springs, IN, where he received degrees in philosophy (Ph.L) and theology (Th.L), both in 1963. (The college closed in 1964.) Subsequently he earned the Ph.D. in chemistry (1965) from the Catholic University of America. His dissertation concerned "The Mercury-photosensitized Decomposition of Dimethyl Ether." Spittler was a summer visitor at the University of Washington (1960), a research associate at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago (1961-1962), and a research fellow at the Bushy Run Radiation Laboratory at the Mellon Institute (19641965). In 1965 he joined the faculty at John Carroll University as assistant professor of chemistry, a rank he held until 1978. Spittler was a member of John Carroll University's Board of Trustees (1979-1982), serving as secretary in the first year.

In addition to teaching a range of chemistry courses, Spittler taught history of chemistry and issues in science and religion, targeting the latter courses to non-science majors. As a historian of chemistry, Spittler took special interest in the discovery of the elements and the formation of the Periodic Table, an achievement that owes much to the work of Dmitri Mendeleev. On leave in 1987 and 1988 Spittler pursued research in the history of chemistry, publishing several articles on Nobel laureates in chemistry.

Spittler held memberships in the American Chemical Society, the American Association of University Professors, and the History of Science Society. He was an authority on physical chemistry and sulfur photochemistry. Spittler enjoyed sharing his interest in classical music with others.

Siblings, brothers and sisters-in-law, stepbrothers and stepsisters survive Spittler. Among them are Thomas, Felix, Quentin, Suzanne Ward, Carol Menk, Joan Spittler, William J. Ryan, Richard P. Ryan, Adele Malley, and Lory Mooney. In addition, 98 nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces survive. Following a Mass of the Resurrection on 4 January 2010 at Gesu Church in University Heights, OH, the family received friends. Spittler is buried at All Saints Cemetery in Northfield, OH. Interested parties may consult two obituaries and a curriculum vitae on file at the offices of the OAS. Several volumes of American Men and Women of Science also list professional information about Father Spittler.

--CHRISTOPHER CUMO

Herbert Bradford Thompson Jr. (1927-2011)

Herbert Bradford Thompson Jr., age 84, retired Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toledo, died 21 August 2011 at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter, MN. He served as chairman of the UT Department of Chemistry. He joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1976, affiliating with the section on chemistry and was accorded emeritus status in 1990.

Born 22 April 1927 in Detroit, MI, Thompson was the son of Herbert Bradford Thompson, Sr. and Margaret (Gilbert) Thompson. Known as Brad, he attended Olivet College where he earned a B.S. degree (1948). Thompson then pursued graduate studies, receiving an A.M. in physical chemistry (1950) from Oberlin College. His thesis concerned "A Spectrophotometric Study of Chromates in Aqueous Solution." Subsequently, he worked on his doctorate at Michigan State University, where he earned his Ph.D. in chemistry (1953). Under the supervision of noted physical chemist Max T. Rogers, he wrote his dissertation on "An Investigation of Certain Physical Properties of Halogen Fluorides."

Thompson's early professional position was research instructor at MSU (1953-1953). He next joined the faculty in the Department of Chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College where he served as assistant professor (1955-1957) and associate professor (1957-1963). Concurrently, he was the acting chairman of the department (1958-1959), director of the college undergraduate research participation program sponsored by the NSF (1959-1963), and director of the research program in special methods in teaching freshman chemistry funded by the Hill Family Foundation (1961-1963). Thompson then became a research associate, first at the Institute for Atomic Research, Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University (1963-1965) and then at the University of Michigan (1965-1967), working with Lawrence S. Bartell. Following these positions, he joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toledo where he held the rank of professor (1967-1990) and served as department chairman (1968-1969, 1974-1975). After retiring in 1990, he removed to St. Peter, MN and became a resident scholar in chemistry and physics at Gustavus Adolphus College (1990-1994).

In his early years at UT Thompson taught physical chemistry. He was instrumental in the application of computers (PDP-type) in teaching, grading, and records management. He was influential in introducing computers in the Chemistry Department in the 1970s.

Thompson's research focused on halogen fluoride chemistry, dipole moment techniques, electron diffraction, microwave spectroscopy, molecular structure and geometry, conformational analysis, data acquisition and computer applications in chemistry, and models of the chemical bond. The National Science Foundation, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Research Corporation, among other organizations, sponsored his investigations. According to UT chemistry colleague Jimmie Edwards, Thompson was a "brilliant scientist." These chemists co-authored a number of papers in professional journals.

Thompson held memberships in several professional associations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, the American Federation of Scientists, the American Physical Society, the American Crystallographic Association, the American Association of University Professors, and the Association for Computing Machinery. He was elected to Sigma Xi honor society and was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church, St. Peter, MN.

Surviving Thompson is his wife, Jane Elizabeth (Lang) Thompson, whom he married 12 June 1949 in Olivet, MI. Predeceasing him was his sister, Barbara Thompson. Memorial services were held 26 August 2011 at University Presbyterian Church with Reverend Andrew Davis officiating. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery, St. Peter.

--WILLIAM R. BURK

Warren Franklin Walker Jr. (1918-2013)

Warren Franklin Walker Jr., age 94, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Oberlin College, died 23 May 2013 at South County Hospital in Wakefield, RI. A longtime professor at Oberlin, Walker specialized in comparative vertebrate anatomy and published over 60 papers, textbooks, and manuals. He received a Special Fellowship from the National Institute of Health (1961-1962) and a Faculty Fellowship in Science from the National Science Foundation (1976-1977).

Joining The Ohio Academy of Science in 1947, Walker affiliated with the section on zoology (program chairman, 1962-1963; vice president, 1963-1964), was elected a Fellow (1957), and was accorded emeritus status (1995). An active member of the Academy, Walker served on the institution's Committee on Research Grants (1965-1968, the last year as chairman). As the Academy's president (1971-1972), he delivered his presidential address, "The Analysis of Terrestrial Locomotion," at the organization's 81st annual meeting held at Marietta College, 21 April 1972. He published his presentation under the title, Body, form and gait in terrestrial vertebrates (Ohio J. Sci. 72: 177-183. 1972).

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Born 27 September 1918 in Malden, MA, Walker was the only child of Warren Franklin Walker Sr., a mining geologist, and Ada (Miner) Walker. Young Walker spent his early years at his grandparents' home in Malden, subsequently relocating with his parents to the Peruvian Andes. Later he returned to Malden where he lived with an aunt and uncle. He attended Fenn School in Concord, MA and then Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, MA. In his boyhood he showed an avid interest in natural history, particularly with collecting whatever fauna he could gather. He pursued his higher education at Harvard University where he earned an S.B. in biology, magna cum laude (1941) and a Ph.D. in zoology (1946). Noted paleontologist and specialist in vertebrate evolution Alfred S. Romer was Walker's influential mentor and teacher at Harvard. Walker wrote his dissertation on "The Development and Adult Morphology of the Shoulder Region of the Turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata, with Special Reference to the Musculature," which was published in part (J. Morph. 80:195-249.1947).

Walker's early professional positions were: teaching fellow, Harvard University (1941-1945) and instructor of anatomy, Boston University School of Medicine (1945-1947). He then became an instructor in the Department of Biology at Oberlin College in February 1947. There, he advanced through the academic ranks: assistant professor (1949-1953), associate professor (1953-1957), professor (1957-1985), and professor emeritus (1985-2013). He also served as the department's acting chairman (1960-1962) and chairman (February 1967-June 1974) and as the college's advisor to the acting president for budgetary affairs (January-July 1974) and acting provost (1974-1975). Walker was a visiting professor at Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) (summer 1958) and at Harvard Summer School (1968). His academic experiences also included numerous sabbaticals that provided research and learning experiences in various countries in the world. His academic leaves took him to: Marineland Research Institute, Marineland, FL (semester 1955); University College of West Indies, Jamaica (semester, 1955); Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, England (1961); Department of Zoology, University of Leiden, Netherlands (1961); Institute of Anatomy, University of Frankfurt, Germany (1969); Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (September-December 1976); Charles Darwin Biological Research Station, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (January 1977); Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, University of Leeds, England (February-May 1977); University of Adelaide and University of New South Wales, Australia, University of Christchurch, New Zealand, and Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard (1983-1984).

Colleagues and students alike remember Walker as a master teacher. David Benzing, one of Walker's colleagues in the Biology Department at Oberlin, recalled that Walker taught a demanding, five-hour comparative vertebrate anatomy course that the premed students revered. With a team of other instructors Walker also jointly taught the general biology course and in alternate years delivered upper level courses in vertebrate biology and evolution. He was noted for the clarity and depth of his presentations.

Thomas Sherman, another colleague (who also had been one of Walker's students in the 1950s), recollected Walker's lectures in biology. Walker thoroughly described the phyla of living organisms in the lecture hall and followed up with laboratory sessions where students would dissect and illustrate the organisms. "What made Warren [Walker] such a great teacher was his intense interest in his subject, and his ability to present a vast array of detail with clarity [as well as] selecting the essentials from the not-so-essential, and showing the relationships of one thing to another."

In research Walker specialized in herpetology of South America, vertebrate anatomy and evolution, myology, and vertebrate locomotion. Among his publications he authored, or co-authored, numerous textbooks and dissecting manuals. From 1947 to 1961 he wrote abstracts of professional articles for Biological Abstracts. His first book was Vertebrate Dissection (W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1954), which became a highly successful text. The volume went through eight editions, the last published in 1992 with Dominique G. Homberger as joint author. With Claude A. Villee and Frederick E. Smith, Walker jointly authored General Zoology (W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1958), a classic textbook in that discipline. The book underwent several revisions: second edition, 1963; third, 1968; fourth, 1973; fifth, 1978; and sixth, 1984). (Robert A. Barnes replaced F.E. Smith as co-author of the last three editions). Walker wrote a series of dissecting manuals that W.H. Freeman and Company published on the fetal pig, the rat, and the frog, each undergoing at least two or three editions. He also wrote the textbook, A Study of the Cat (W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1981) which underwent subsequent editions: second, 1972; third, 1977; fourth, 1982; and fifth, 1993. Following his retirement, Walker wrote his final book, Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective (Saunders, Philadelphia, 1987). The volume underwent revisions with Karel F. Liem as a co-author that Harcourt College Publishers in Fort Worth produced: second edition, 1994 and third, 2001. He also served as the associate editor of the Journal of Morphology (1967-1969) and served as a referee for papers submitted to various professional journals.

Walker held memberships in a number of professional associations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of Anatomists, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists, the American Society of Zoologists (Division of Vertebrate Morphology, program chairman, 1963-1964; chairman, 1965-1966; member, Executive Committee, 1967-1968), the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Herpetologists League (fellow), the Ohio Biology Teachers Conference (president elect, 1959-1960; president, 1960-1961 and 1979-1980), the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and the Society of Systematic Zoology. He was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa national honor society.

Beyond the laboratory and lecture hall, Walker held a keen interest in the outdoors and in the flora and fauna. In particular he had a deep fondness for snakes and turtles, an interest he developed during his junior high school years. He kept a boa constrictor in the study of his house and enjoyed introducing the pet to students and faculty who visited him.

A year after retiring from Oberlin College, Walker and his wife, Hortense (Tensy) Ballantine Allen Walker, whom he married 24June 1944, moved to Ossipee, NH, to a farm house that his parents and uncle had owned. There he became an active member of the community. He was treasurer of the Ossipee Historical Society as well as deacon and moderator of the Water Village Community Church. For six years he served as president of the Lakes Region Chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. An active member of the Over the Hill Hikers group, he served on the Conservation Commission of the Town of Ossipee. Walker and Tensy moved to an independent living apartment at Sugar Hill in Wolfeboro, NH in 2009 and later to Brightview Commons in Wakefield, RI.

An outstanding teacher and prolific author of textbooks and dissecting manuals in zoology, Walker was known as a friendly and solid person. His students and peers greatly respected him, and he was consistently approachable and always ready to help. David Benzing noted that Walker "set standards for maturity, social grace, and professionalism" as well as being reliable and attentive to details. These attributes earned him respect and served him well as a teacher and administrator.

Surviving Walker are his children, Edward A. Walker of Solomons, MD, Henry A. Walker of Wakefield, RI, and Susan W. Friedman and Carol W. Camargo, both of State College, PA; five of his six grandchildren and one great grandchild. His wife, Tensy, died in 2012. A memorial service was held at the Water Village Community Church 29 June 2013, followed by a reception. Memorial contributions may be made to the Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108; the Ossipee Historical Society, 20 Courthouse Square, Ossipee, NH 03864; the Warren F. Walker Student Research Fund, Development and Alumni Affairs, Oberlin College, Bosworth Hall, 50 West Lorain Street, Oberlin OH 44074; or a charity of the donor's choice.

--WILLIAM R. BURK

Carol Ann Winhusen (1945-2011)

Carol Ann Winhusen, age 65, retired educator at the Montgomery County Joint Vocational School and former adjunct assistant professor at Wright State University, died 2 July 2011 in Enon, OH. She joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1976, affiliating with the section on geology. Winhusen became a life member in 1982.

Born 19 August 1945 in Dayton, OH, Winhusen was the daughter of Fred H. and Julia S. (Kolaczklwski) Winhusen. She received her diploma from Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School in Dayton (1963). Subsequently she enrolled at the University of Dayton where she received a B.S. in secondary education (1967). After taking short courses in geology for school teachers, she became inspired by geology. She then pursued graduate studies at Wright State University, earning an M.S.T. in teaching earth science (1971).

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She taught at a number of Dayton Public Schools for 43 years, retiring shortly before her death from Ponitz Career I Technical Center. She taught part time for 40 years in the Department of Geology, Wright State University, where she instructed numerous courses for science teachers and several introductory geology courses. For many years she was the manager and an instructor at the Wright State Geology Field Camp in the Smoky Mountains. She was admired by her students and fellow faculty members for her concern for the students and her attention to planning and details. According to her brother, Fred Winhusen, she was fond of gardening.

Predeceased by her parents, Winhusen is survived by brother Fred Winhusen and his wife Louise of New York. Numerous cousins also survive. The family received friends at the Belton Stroup Funeral Home 13 July 2011, followed by a memorial service. Deacon Max Roadruck officiated. The next day the family held a gravesite service at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton. Friends may make contributions to Mary Help of Christians Church, 954 North Maple, Fairborn, OH 45324 and pay tribute to Carol Ann Winhusen online at www.BeltonStroup. com. Interested parties may consult a brief obituary in the Dayton Daily News and on file in the office of The Ohio Academy of Science.

--CHRISTOPHER CUMO

Acknowledgments: Bertha A. Bouroncle photo courtesy of The Ohio State University Archives; Lawrence Eugene Bryner photo provided by Bissler and Sons Funeral Home, Kent OH, with the permission of Barbara (Keys) Bryner; Dietrich Eberhard Julius Gudzent picture courtesy Wilson Funeral Home, Dillonvale, OH; William Richard Farrand photo courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan; Jerry Hubschman photo courtesy of the archives and special collections, Kenyon College; James Leroy Murphy photo courtesy of Patricia Israel; William Dale Ploughe photo provided by The Ohio State University Archives; Father Ernest George Spittler picture provided by John Carroll University; Herbert Bradford Thompson Jr. photo courtesy of Photoservices, University of Toledo; Warren Franklin Walker Jr. photo provided by the Oberlin College archives; Carol Ann Winhusen photo courtesy of the 1967 Daytonian yearbook of the University of Toledo, with permission of Jennifer Brancato.