Background

Rich, Avery Edmund was born on April 9, 1915 in Charleston, Maine, United States. Son of Nathan Harold and Myrtle (Schermerhorn) Rich.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Maine, 1937. Master of Science, University Maine, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, 1950.

Career

Assistant agronomist Rhode Island State College, Kingston, 1943—1947. Instructor plant pathology Washington State University, Pullman, 1947—1950, assistant professor, 1950—1951. Associate professor plant pathology University New Hampshire, Durham, 1951—1957, professor, 1957—1982, professor emeritus, since 1982, associate dean, life science and agriculture, 1972—1982.

Achievements

• Avery Edmund Rich has been listed as a noteworthy plant pathologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Phytopath. Society, Sigma Xi.; Member United Church of Christ.

Connections

Married Erma Pauline Littlefield, June 15, 1938. Children: Alice Ann Rich Fowler, Donna Rich Moody.

Father:

Nathan Harold Rich

Mother:

Myrtle (Schermerhorn) Rich

Spouse:

Erma Pauline Littlefield

child:

Donna Rich Moody Rich

child:

Alice Ann Rich Fowler Rich