Background
Goonewardene, Hilary Felix was born on April 9, 1925 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Hector Felix and Rosalind Christina (Kahawita) Goonewardene. came to the United States, 1958.
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Hilary Felix Goonewardene
Edit Profileconsultant entomology professor
Hilary Felix Goonewardene, American entomology professor, consultant. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (emeritus), Entomological Society American (emeritus), American Horticultural Society (emeritus), American Pomological Society, Indiana Academy Science, 20th Century Junior League (Palmerston, New Zealand chairman 1954), Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Sidney, 1953; Bachelor of Agricultural Science, U. New Zealand, 1957; Master of Science, Rutgers University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1961.
Career
President, International Club, U. Sydney (Australia), 1950-1952;
president, Rutgers University, 1960-1961;
research assistant, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia, 1952-1953;
crop protection officer, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka, 1956-1958;
research assistant, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1958-1961;
technical director, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Industries, Moorestown, New Jersey, 1961-1963;
head pesticides research, Smith, Kline & French, Philadelphia, 1963-1964;
research entomologist, USDA, Moorestown, 1965-1972;
research entomologist, USDA, Wooster, Ohio., 1972-1974;
research entomologist, USDA, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1974-1988;
collaborator ARS, USDA, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1988-1991;
consultant facilities management division, Marriott Corporation, Washington, since 1988. Consultant agricultural pesticides research and development Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Industries, Moorestown, 1963. Consultant facilities management Sandoz Corporation Hanover, New Jersey, 1964, UNICCO, Boston, since 1992, Morrison-Crothall, Media, Pennsylvania, 1993.
Consultant insect rearing Gardens Alive, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 1994; Adjunct Professor Ohio State University, 1972-1974, Ohio Agricultural R & D Center, 1972-1974, Purdue University, 1974-1988, emeritus professor, since 1988. Vice president Strategic Sys.
Group Inc., Highland Park, Illinois, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (emeritus), Entomological Society American (emeritus), American Horticultural Society (emeritus), American Pomological Society, Indiana Academy Science, 20th Century Junior League (Palmerston, New Zealand chairman 1954), Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Rosemarie Eileen Goonewardene, December 24, 1955. Children: Julie Karen, Howard Michael, David Reed.
