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| Posted 12.02.05 |
Professor Emeritus Dies at 72
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Spencer Berry, professor of biology Emeritus,
died Nov. 19 at his home in Middlefield, Conn. at the age of 72. His career
at Wesleyan spanned 35 years.
Berry joined the Wesleyan faculty in 1964 and retired in 1999.
He earned a bachelor’s of art in biology from Williams College with a minor
in art history; a master’s of arts in biology from Wesleyan; and a Ph.D at
Western Reserve University.
An expert in the mechanisms of insect development, he held a National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award from 1971 to 1976 and
received several research grants from the NIH and National Science
Foundation. He published more than 40 papers in professional journals, and
he delivered talks at many professional meetings and conferences.
Professor Berry also was a valued contributor to Wesleyan, serving on the
Advisory Committee, the Association of American University Presses Executive
Committee, the Editorial Board of the Wesleyan University Press, the Health
Sciences Advisory Panel, the Faculty Committee on Rights and
Responsibilities and several administrative search committees.
In the local community, Berry was a founding member of the Middlefield Land
Trust, vice-chairman of the Middlefield Conservation Commission and the
Middlefield Inland Wetlands Commission.
He is survived by his wife Susan, daughter Alice, sons Matthew and Peter and
several grandchildren.
A memorial service for Berry was held Nov. 29 in the
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