Background
Bernard, Richard Lawson was born on August 12, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Clarence Rolla and Ilda Gentry (Lawson) Bernard.
Bernard, Richard Lawson was born on August 12, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Clarence Rolla and Ilda Gentry (Lawson) Bernard.
Student, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1943—1945. Student, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1947—1948. Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1949.
Master of Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1960.
Research geneticist, USDA, Urbana, Illinois, 1954-1988; professor plant genetics, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1966-1992; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Champaign, since 1992.
Served with United States Air Force, 1945-1947.
Married Ruth V. Thorne, June 14, 1952 (divorced 1975). Children: Betty Ruth Marnell, Richard Thorne, Alice Jean Woodley, Daniel Lawson.