Richard Lamar Jones

Background

Jones, Richard Lamar was born on May 31, 1939 in Charleston, Mississippi, United States. Son of Raymond Lee and Tyna Louise (Holland) Jones.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1963; Master of Science, Mississippi State University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, 1968.

Career

Research entomologist Agricultural Research Svc.,, USDA, Tifton, Georgia, 1968-1977; associate professor entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1977-1984; professor, head Department, University Minnesota, St. Paul, 1984-1991; dean College Agriculture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1991-1995; dean of research, director Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1995.

Achievements

• Richard Lamar Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Entomology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1958-1960. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society American (finance committee 1989-1996), American Chemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, fishing.

Connections

Married Anne Marchman, June 6, 1964 (divorced 1995). Children: Katherine Mathis, Margaret Holland. Married Joan Marie Wood, November 29, 1997.

Father:

Raymond Lee Jones

Mother:

Tyna Louise (Holland) Jones

Spouse:

Anne Marchman

Spouse:

Joan Marie Wood

child:

Margaret Holland Jones

child:

Katherine Mathis Jones