Background
Hart, Richard Allen was born on December 6, 1930 in Nora Springs, Iowa, United States. Son of Oliver Roswell and Minnie Pearl (Schilling) Hart.
Hart, Richard Allen was born on December 6, 1930 in Nora Springs, Iowa, United States. Son of Oliver Roswell and Minnie Pearl (Schilling) Hart.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Missouri, 1958. Master of Science in Entomology, University Missouri, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology, University Missouri, 1965.
Laboratory assistant, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1958-1962; instructor, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, 1962-1964; assistant professor, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, 1964-1965; associate professor, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, 1965-1966, 68-72; professor biology, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, 1972-1990; professor emeritus, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, since 1990; consultant, Nine-Patch Software, Maryville, since 1990. Biologist region VIII, Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, 1978-1980. Research entomologist United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Svc., Honolulu, 1966-1968.
Board member American Lung Association Western Missouri, Kansas City, 1980-1988. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1951-1955. Member Entomological Society of America, American Institute Biological Science, National Science Teachers Association, Society College of Science Teachers, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Jane Lee, August 31, 1958. Children: Jeffrey, James, Mary-Louise.