RAIMON L. BEARD ’35

RAIMON L. BEARD, who was an entomologist for the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for almost 40 years, died May 27, 2003. He was 91. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi, he received his degree with honors and with high distinction in biology before receiving a doctoral degree from Yale University. Author of numerous scientific papers on a wide range of his entomological research, he also undertook problems in the field of applied entomology. He was one of the pioneering researchers concerned with resistance to pesticides. He served on the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Insecticides from 1962-1972. Predeceased by his wife, Frances Beard, two daughters and four granddaughters survive.