Entomology honors distinguished alumnus
Richard Brown, BSA '70, MS '73, was named the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus in entomology. Brown, third from left, with his siblings, Stanley Brown, BSA '63; Joyce Bequette, BS '63; and Elvin Brown, BSA '63, MS '69.
Richard Brown, professor of entomology and plant pathology at Mississippi State University, was presented the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award for the department of entomology during a reception Sept. 11. Brown is also a faculty member of the Mississippi State Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.
Brown, an Arkansas native, earned a bachelor of science degree in zoology at the University of Arkansas in 1970 and a master's degree in entomology in 1973. He has three siblings who also are U of A alumni: Stanley Brown, BSA '63; Joyce Bequette, BS '63; and Elvin Brown, BSA '63, MS '69.
Earlier in the day, Dr. Brown gave a lecture, "The search for moths and incongruous paradigms - a 40 year retrospective."