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In the 1890s,Texas farmers
were hosting an unwelcome guest.
The boll weevil had just arrived from
Mexico and was enjoying a royal
feast on "King Cotton:'
Farmers clamored for a solution
to the problem, and in 1899 a state
legislative act authorized Texas AeiM
College to hire "an expert
entomologist" to establish an
entomology department and, if
possible, to devise ways to control
the boll weevil and other pests.
During the next 100 years, the
department would grow from these
humble beginnings into one of the
leading entomology teaching,
research, extension, and regulatory
centers in the nation. In celebration
of its centennial year, the
Department of Entomology looks
back at a century of success and
forward to exciting prospects
in the future.
Ent6o ogv
Texas A&M University W
Ivan Shiller
in the latter
years of his
career stands
in front of
pyramid pink
bollworm
emergence
cages that he
designed and
that are still
being used
today. In
1917, Shiller,
while a Texas
ABtM
entomology student;
found the first pink
bollworm specimen
in the U.S. at
Hearne, Texas. In
1920, he received the
first Master of
Science degree in
entomology awarded
by the department
H.J. Reinhard joined the Division of Entomology with I the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1916 to
conduct research on insect pests. He published classical papers on the biologies of numerous species of insect
pests. Reinhard was also interested in the taxonomy of flies. He described 94 new genera and 529 new species of flies. When
the various units of entomology at Texas ABtM were. consolidated in 1947, Reinhard began teaching insect systematics and
building the departmental insect collection. He retired in 1960.
Two Battle Fronts: Training Entomologists and Fighting Pests
Several events occurred
in the 1920s that
highlight the continued
development of the
department. The first
master of science degree
was awarded to Ivan
Shiller in 1920. The first
chief of foulbrood
inspection (C.S. Rude)
and the first Extension entomologist (Roy R.
Reppert) were hired in 1920. An apicultural
research laboratory was established in the
early 1920s in San Antonio, the first off -
campus entomology laboratory
of Experiment Station.
It was also during this decade
that the Experiment Station's
Division of Apiculture was
established and Harris B. Parks
appointed as its chiefApicultural
research was conducted under
this division until 1947 when the
three entomological units of
Texas ABtM were consolidated.
Regulatory work dealing with
bee diseases remained the
responsibility of the Division of
Entomology. Frank L.Thomas
succeeded Maurice C.Tanquary as chief of
the Division of Entomology in 1924. Thomas
remained in this position until 1947, during
which time he built a stable statewide
research program that dealt with varied insect
problems.
The damage caused by the cotton
fleahopper during the early- and mid -1920s
resulted in the Division of Entomology
receiving substantial funding through a
legislative appropriation to expand its
research program on
Boll weevil control experiment
plots with P.L Downs Natatorium
in the background.
cotton pests. These
funds provided for the
addition of several
entomologists to the
Division of Entomology
staff, including Willis L.
Owen Jr. (1926), 1.C.
Gaines (1927), and Robert K. Fletcher (1927,
transferred from teaching).
During the first part of the decade, the
department taught courses mostly to
students in other departments although, by
the end of the 1920s, a few entomology
students earned bachelor's degrees each
year. There continued to be relatively few
entomology majors until after World War II,
and Bilsing frequently had to plead with the
Dean of Agriculture to allow the small
sections of entomology courses.
While enrollment in most of the
entomology courses offered during thi
period was relatively low, beekeeping
courses were popular. For example,
around 1920 as many as 150
students were enrolled in a
beekeeping course during a single
semester. Large numbers of students
continued to enroll in beekeeping
courses for many years.
The department is fortunate to
have had more than its share of
dedicated teachers throughout its
history. One whose name will
always remain on the list of
illustrious teachers of entomology
is Van A. Little. Little joined the
faculty in 1923 and like his
colleague, S.W. Biking, became a
master teacher, a distinction he
held throughout his 41 years on
the faculty at Texas A&M. His
broad knowledge of entomology
and its history is legendary.
Dr. VA Little receives the award as the
Outstanding Professor in the School of
Agriculture, Texas A&M College, from
Danny Gansky, president of the Student
Agricultural Council, 1958.
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Frank L. Thomas
Chief of Division of
Entomology — Research
1924 -1947
Frank Thomas was appointed chief of
the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station's division of entomology in
1924 and retained that position until
1947. He directed various aspects of
cotton insect control and traveled
throughout Texas to observe insect
problems and conduct research. He
was also deeply engaged in apiculture
and was well known by beekeepers
throughout the state. His tenure as
chief of the division covered a period
during which there was a large
increase in the research personnel and
diverse projects. When the department
of entomology and the division of
entomology were consolidated in
1947, Thomas' title changed to
professor, and he began teaching
courses in beekeeping and general
entomology and conducting research
on bees. He retired in 1954 and
accepted a 3 —year position in Peru to
advise cotton growers of a large
organization.
After The War: A Time of Change
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The rapid demobilization of the war effort
and the educational benefits offered to
veterans by the G.I. Bill resulted in increased
enrollment at Texas ABtM following the war.
The graduate program, in its infancy when
the war began, faced significant changes when
veterans returned ready to work on advanced
degrees.
Faculty members who had entered military
service returned to teaching immediately
after being discharged. The Division of
Entomology began to rebuild its research
programs with returning veterans.
The most significant postwar change in
administration occurred in 1947 when the
Department of Entomology, Division of
Entomology, and the Division of Apiculture,
each previously with its own head, were
combined into the Department of
Entomology. Horace G. Johnston was
appointed as head of this consolidated
department. Most on- campus entomologists
who previously held 100 percent research
appointments were now assigned some
teaching responsibilities.This change greatly
increased the expertise available to teach
undergraduate and graduate courses and
contributed to the development of an
expanded graduate program.
In a 1986 article on the history of the
science of agriculture, animal husbandry,
forestry, and veterinary medicine in Texas,
H.O. Kunkel (then Dean of Agriculture) stated
that 1947 was a "watershed year in the
development of agricultural and other
applied biological research in Texas."
Consolidation of the various agricultural units
at Texas A&M, plus the increased support
that followed for graduate study, resulted
in considerable change in graduate
programs. He stated that "Over 150
persons received doctor's degrees in the
departments of the College of
Agriculture during the decade 1949 -1958,
compared to only six during the entire
previous history of Texas ABtM
University. "Two of the six doctorate
degrees granted in agriculture before
1949 were awarded by the Department
of Entomology. A total of 125 bachelor's
degrees and 35 master's degrees in
entomology were conferred prior to 1947.
At the time of the consolidation, the on-
campus department included nine faculty
members with joint teaching /research duties,
one full -time teacher, four full -time
researchers, and one Extension entomologist.
EL. Thomas, who had been chief of the
Division of Entomology since 1924, was
appointed professor in the department and
was assigned teaching and apicultural research
duties. S.W. Bilsing, head of the Department of
Entomology since 1915, was relieved of
administrative duties to concentrate on
teaching. He also chose to continue his pecan
insect research but because of poor health
was not able to analyze the vast amount of
data that he had collected over the decades.
Bilsing retired in 1952.
Other developments occurring during this
time included the completion of the
Entomology Research Laboratory in I947.The
previous insect research facilities located near
the center of campus were vacated and
demolished. Appointments of the first off -
campus Extension entomologists were made
to the Lower Rio Grande Valley area in 1948
and to the Lubbock substation in 1949. W.L.
Owen Jr. was assigned to the Lubbock
substation in 1947 as its first resident
Experiment Station
entomologist.
The main Entomology Research
Laboratory m College Stat
was completed in 1947. This
building was enlarged to i ts
present size in 1968.
J.C. Gaines
Department Head
Teaching and Reserch
1952 -1967
J.C. Gaines spent his
entomology career at Texas
A &M. He came to the college
in 1927 to work on cotton
insects for the Texas
Agricultural Experiment
Station's division of
entomology and, except for
time spent in military service
during World War II, remained
at A &M until retirement From
1927 -1947, he worked in the
division of entomology. In
1947, his appointment became
joint teaching- research. He
served as department head
from 1952 -1967, after which
he served in an advisory
position at East Pakistan
University. He retired in 1971.
Gaines devoted most of his
career to cotton insect
research. He was one of the
first researchers to develop an
early season control program
for the boll weevil.
Departmental truck and sprayer to be used in
control of pecan pests, 1940s or 1950s
F.L. Thomas (left)
and apiculturist
A.H. Alex conduct
honey bee
demonstration at
Texas A8&14,
early 1950s.
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Entomology Club o f
Department of
Entomology 1960 with
faculty sponsors RI
Hanna (first from left in
second row), M.A. Price
(second from left in
second row), J.0 Gaines
(seventh from left in
second row) and D.R
king (eighth from left in
second row).
By the beginning of
this decade, changes
brought about by the
1947 reorganization
of entomology were
gradually being
incorporated.
Teaching and some
research activities
were moved into
the new Biological Sciences Building in
1950, while most on-campus research was being
conducted in the 3- year-old Entomology
Research Laboratory. Although the space
provided by these facilities soon proved to be
inadequate, the department was better housed
than at any other time in its 50 -year existence.
A new era of entomology had begun at
Texas A&M. Some of the older members of
the department retired during this period, and
new faculty and staff were added. J.C. Gaines
became department head in 1952 after the
resignation of H.G. Johnston. The postwar
increase in enrollment at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels taxed both
the department's physical and human
resources. The larger number of students,
addition of new courses, continued
development of the graduate
program, and expanded
research and Extension activities
required additional faculty and staff. In
response to these needs, nine on- campus
faculty, seven off-campus research
entomologists, and 13 new
Extension entomologists
(including County
Agricultural Agents —
Entomology) were added
Students and faculty examine an airplane
modified for applying insecticides, 1950s.
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during the decade. Some of these were
replacements but most filled new positions.
The availability of effective chlorinated
hydrocarbon and organophosphate
insecticides fostered a post -World War II
dependency upon these chemicals. This event
greatly affected the direction of the
department in the 1950s as most members of
the department became heavily involved in
the testing and use of insecticides for insect
control. So many new pesticides were
introduced that it was difficult for research
entomologists to determine their effectiveness.
Extension entomologists were likewise taxed
by the immediate need to disseminate
information to glowers and homeowners on
the proper use of these chemicals.
Although there were warnings during the
1950s about the overuse of pesticides and
their damage to the environment, these were
often ignored by the public and many
entomologists. It was not until the
environmental effects of pesticides became
more broadly publicized and insects started
developing resistance that views on their
usage began to change.
New insect problems in Texas during the
1950s caused considerable concern among
growers and entomologists. By the middle of
the decade, the boll weevil
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had become resistant to some chlorinated
hydrocarbon insecticides recommended for
its control in Texas and other states.
Shortly thereafter, other species of insects
developed resistance. This was an ominous
sign that pesticides alone were not the
answer to all insect problems.
Although the pink bollworm was first
found in Texas in 1917, for many years after
its effect on cotton remained generally
minimal. However, by 1952, the pest had
spread to most cotton - growing areas in
Texas and caused an estimated $28 million
in damage to cotton in 38 South Texas
counties. Perry L. Adkisson took over the
department's pink bollworm project in
1958 and immediately began a research
program on the pest. By 1962,a highly
successful chemical /cultural control
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Spraying cattle for external parasites, 1950s
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Angie— powered machine Jot spraying insecticides on small
experimental plots of cotton, 1950s and 19605.
program had been developed that
prevented economic damage by the pink
bollworm in Texas.
The 1950s closed with the realization by
departmental entomologists that
environmental and resistance problems
caused by heavy use of pesticides required a
serious reassessment of insect control. There
was also a general recognition that both
basic and applied entomology were essential
to the development of progressive teaching
and research programs. The department was
deficient in some critical areas, such as
physiology, toxicology, and ecology that
would be essential to development of
alternate means of insect control and a
modern teaching program. Plans were
underway by the end of the decade to
bolster these areas of need.
Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent
Spring" heightened the public's concern
about the use of pesticides and their effects
on the environment and focused broad
attention on the subject. By the beginning
of the 1960s, some of the research in the
department was being redirected toward
exploring insect control methods that were
less dependent upon insecticides. As a
result, faculty and staff members became
increasingly involved in what was to
become known as integrated pest
management (IPM).
The development of insect resistance and
_ other pest problems, coupled with increases
in enrollment in both undergraduate and
graduate courses, required additional
faculty and staff members. Forest
entomology became a research and
teaching area in the department for the
first time. Entomologists trained in
physiology and toxicology were appointed
to conduct research and develop up-to-
-
date courses in their specialities.The
addition of a faculty member expanded
the veterinary/medical entomology
program. Research on pests of cotton and
various other commodities was also
strengthened.
New additions to the
teaching and research
faculty and staff during the
decade included nine new
on- campus faculty and four
off- campus Experiment
Station entomologists. A
record number of five
MA Price, lef4 and VA Little (early
1960s) in front of Biological Sciences
Building, hone of the department
from 1950 to 1977.
Department of
Entomology faculty with
Experiment Station and
Extension Service, USDA
entomologists at College
Station, 1961. front row,
left to right RL Ridgway
(USDA), AL Scales
(USDA), P.L Adkisson,
IC Gaines, HA Tumey,
RL Hanna, AR /Gng
DA Lindquist (USDA).
Back row, left to right
O.E. Shipp, VA Limb
HI Reinhard, C.F.
Garner, PC 146 /ker Jr,
IN. Weaver, HR Burke.
entomologists with a combined 207 years
of service to the department retired in the
1960s, hence a "changing of the guard" was
taking place.
Extension activities were greatly increased
in the 1960s by the addition of 12 new
Extension entomologists stationed
throughout the state. Area Extension
entomologists were located at College
Station, Denton, Lubbock, and Weslaco by
1963.A new position was added at Fort
Stockton and another at Vernon in 1965,
while Lubbock obtained its second
Extension entomologist in 1969. Driving this
large increase was the need for more
entomologists in the field to analyze local,
and often rapidly increasing, insect
problems and to interact with growers and
homeowners to provide up-to -date
information on insect control.
J.C. Gaines retired as department head in
1967, and Perry L Adkisson was appointed
to that position. Insect problems were
mushrooming in Texas and elsewhere, and
entomologists were stretched to the limit
trying to keep the pests under connol.The
tobacco budworm had developed resistance
to organophosphate insecticides by
1967, after having already become
resistant to chlorinated
hydrocarbons. This pest began
causing massive destruction of
cotton in South Texas and
northern Mexico, and it became
obvious that a new approach to its
control was necessary to avert a
disaster.
Insect Collection
(systematics)
The departmental insect
collection was begun by E.D.
Sanderson during the period
1902 -1904. In the early days,
separate collections were
maintained by the Department
of Entomology and the
Division of Entomology. When
these units were consolidated
in 1947, the collections were
combined, and H.J. Reinhard
became curator. The collection
was reorganized and expanded
by Reinhard. H.R. Burke was
appointed as curator in 1959,
at which time the collection
contained about 300,000
specimens. The collection
continued to grow. It
currently holds approximately
1.8 million specimens with
geographic emphasis in the
southwestern United States
and Mexico. It is the largest
insect collection in the
southwestern United States.
J.D. Oswald assumed charge
of the collection in 1996. The
collection serves as a focal
point of the systematics
program in the department.
This program has grown
significantly in the last 20
years with the addition of
faculty and staff.
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Adkisson became a member of
the FAO Panel of Experts on
Integrated Pest Control in 1968, and
it was through this association and
subsequent alliances with other
entomology departments that Texas
A&M entomologists became heavily
involved in the development and
promotion of 1PM on state, national
and international levels. Nearly
thirty years later, as a result of their
cooperative efforts, Adkisson and
University of California
entomologist Ray Smith became co-
winners of the World Food Prize for
their work promoting 1PM.
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Advances were also being made in the
department's academic programs. New
courses were being added and old ones
updated. The overall enrollment in the
department also continued to increase.
Between 1947 and 1967,a total of 218
bachelor's, 85 master's, and 46 doctoral
degrees were awarded by the department.
The total number of degrees granted
during the 1960s (217) represented a
significant increase over the previous
decade (159).
Conference on cotton
insects at Torreon,
Mexico, 1966. TAMU
entomologists J.C.
Gaines (third from left
on from row) and P.I.
Adkisson (fourth f rom
left on front row). J.R.
Brazzel, former member
of department, first on
second row.
The departmental insect collection was built over its nearly 100
year history through the dedicated collecting of faculty, staff,
and students, supplemented by generous donations by many
other entomologists. The development and maintenance of
the nearly 1.8 trillion specimen collection is labor —
intensive, requiring the tedious pinning and labeling
of approximately 65000 specimens each year. Many
students have gained an intimate introduction to
insect diversity while performing this task in the
collection.
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Adkisson, Perry L. (1958 -1993)
Anderson, Neal H. (19641967)
Archer, Tom L.(1977- present)
Bay, Darrell E (1974present)
Benedict, John H. (1977 -1999)
Bernal, Julio (1998- present)
Bilsing, Sherman W. (1913 -1952)
Bottrell, Dale G (1967 -1975)
Bowling, Clarence C. (1955 -1981)
Braael, James R. (1958 -1962)
Brook, Ted (1950-1954)
Browning Harold W. (1981 -1988)
Burke, Horace R. (1958-1994)
Cate, James R. (1974-1990)
Coates, Craig (1998-present)
Coulson, Robert N. (1970- present)
Crocker, Robert L. (1978-present)
Daniels, Norris E. (1951 -1981)
Dean, Herb A.(1946-1981)
Dorough, Hendley W. (1963 -1967)
Edelson, Jonathan V. (1982 -1989)
Ehler, Les E. (1972-1973)
Frankie, Gordon W. (1970-1976)
Frisbie, Raymond E. (1972- present)
Fuchs, Thomas W. (1977 -1979)
Gaines, J. C. (1927 -1967)
Gaylor, Mike J. (1975 -1977)
Getzin, Louis W. (1958-1960)
Gilstrap, Frank E.(1974-1977, l979- present)
Gold, Roger E. (1989- present)
Granovsky, Theodore A.(1978-1983)
Guarino, Linda A. (1983- present)
Adkisson, Perry L. (1968-1978)
Allen, Charles T. (1981 -1996)
Alniand, Lyndon K. (1966-1969)
Barr, Charles (1989- present)
Boring, Emory 8,111 (1965- present)
Brewer, Beverly S. (1983 -1989)
Cartwright, Bobby Q (1983 -1987)
Clymer, Bill C. (1969 -1975)
Cocke, Jesse, Jr. (1977 -1995)
Cole, Charles L. (1970-1995)
Davis, George T. (1953 -1956)
Deer, James A. (1949 -1976)
Drees, Bastiaan M. (1980-present)
Frisbie, Raymond E. (1972- present)
Fuchs, Thomas W. (1979- present)
Fuller, Freeman M. (1953 -1959)
Gaines, J.C. (1952 -1967)
Garner, Connie E (19541962)
Gouge, Dawn (1998-present)
Gregg, Paul (1942 -1948)
Green, L. Reed (1967 -1975)
Anciso, Juan (1989- present)
Anderson, Darwin J. (1980-1981)
Armstrong, Amanda A. (1979 -1987)
Armstrong, John Scott (1985 -1988)
Bagley, William E. (1972 -1975)
Baugh, Brant (1991- present)
Berger, Robert S. (1954)
Bethke, Trey (1999 - present)
Biles, Stephen (1998-present)
Blanton, Mike (1988-1990)
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Entomology Faculty
TAMIL /TAES on-campus and TAES off-campus,1950 -1999
Hanna, Ralph L. (1949 -1983)
Harding, James A. (1958 - 1965,1969 -1981)
Harris, Kerry F. (l976-present)
Harris, Marvin K. (1972- present)
Hayes, Timothy K. (1979 -1997)
Heinz, Kevin M. (1994present)
Hightower, Billie G. (1955 -1960)
Jarvis, Donald L, Jr. (1987 -1998)
Johnson, Kathleen J. R. (1980 -1985)
Johnston, Horace 0(19E7-1939,1947-1952)
Johnston, J. Spencer (1986-present)
Keeley, Larry L. (l966-present)
King, Donald R. (1953 -1963)
Legaspi, Jesusa (1995 - present)
Little,Van A. (1923 -1964)
Liu, Tong -Xian (1997- present)
Magee, William J. (1953 -1957)
Martin, Dial F. (1939 -1957)
Maxwell, Fowden G. (1979 -1993)
Meagher, Robert L, Jr. (1989 -1994)
Meola, Roger W (1973 -1999)
Michels, Gerald J., Jr. (1981- present)
Mistric, Jr., Walter J. (1950-1953)
Mitchell, Forrest L. (1991- present)
Olson, Jimmy K. (1971- present)
Oswald, John D. (1995- present)
Owen, Jr., Willis L. (1928-1966)
Pate, Travis L. (1969 -1974)
Payne, Thomas L. (1969 -1987)
Pietrantonio, Patricia V. (1996-present)
Plapp, Frederick W., Jr. (1969 -1994)
Price, Manning A. (1940-1979)
Entomology Faculty
Texas Agricultural Extension Service,1950 -1999
(previous titles: Area Entomologist, Assistant /Associate Entomologist, Entomologist, Survey Entomologist)
Gunter, Allen C. (1949 -1952)
Haniman, Philip J. (1964-1974,19761996)
Hawkins, James E. (1955 -1960)
Hoelscher, Clifford E. (1970- present)
Holloway, Rodney L. (1978-1982,1983 -1985)
Howell, Harry (1998-present)
Jackman, John A. (1976-present)
King, Charles A., Jr. (1946-1949)
Knutson, Allen E. (1991-present)
Leser, James E. (1976-1991)
Lewis, Kenneth R. (1971 -1976)
Lopez, Genaro (1975 -1976)
Maxwell, Fowden 0(1579-1996)
Mcllveen, Garland, Jr. (1977 -1996)
McIntyre, Robert C. (1972 -1975)
McWhorter, G. Michael (1973 -1986)
Meisch, Max V. (1963 -1966)
Merchant, Michael (1989- present)
Morrison, William P. (19751978,1982- present)
Muegge, Mark A. (1997- present)
Neeb, Charles W. (1965 -1983)
Extension Agent — Integrated Pest Management
(previous titles Associate County Agricultural Agent - Entomology; County Entomalogisr Extension Entomologist -Pest
Management; Extension Agent - Entomology Pest Management)
Bohmfalk, Gerry T. (1976-1980)
Bradshaw, Roger D. (1972 -1974)
Breitenbach, Fritz R. (1982 -1985)
Brown, C. Mark (1986-1993)
Burgess, Charles R. (1976-1981)
Buxkem per, William E. (1972 -1985)
Byrd, F. Ed (1976-1977)
Carpenter, Guy E. (1949 -1951)
Chedester, Louis (1990-1997)
Cooper, John N. (19761985)
Randolph, Neal M. (19541975)
Reinert, James (1984- present)
Reinhard, Henry J. (1916 -1960)
Richardson, Ben H. (1947 -1957)
Riherd, Paul T. (1939- 1942,1947 -1954)
Riley, David G. (1990 -1996)
Rogers, Charlie E. (1971 -1974)
Rummel, Donald R. (1972- present)
Sanders, Darryl P. (1967 -1970)
Schaffner, Joseph C. (1963 -1999)
Schuster, Michael F.1955- 1967,1978 -1989)
Slosser, Jeffrey E. (1975- present)
Smith, James W., Jr (1970- present)
Sterling, Winfield L. (1962 -1994)
Stone, Jay D. (1976-1986)
Stone, Nick D. (19851988)
Summers, Max D. (1977- present)
Teel, Pete D. (1978-present)
Teetes, George L. (1971- present)
Thomas, Frank L. (19241954)
Van Cleave, Horace W. (19641997)
Vinson, S. Bradleigh (1969 - present)
Walker, James Knox, Jr. (1953 -1993)
Wand, Charles R. (1976)
Way, Michael 0 (1982 - present)
Weaver, James N. (1948-1965)
Wene, George E (1947 -1957)
Wharton, Robert A. (1981 - present)
Wilson, Lloyd T. (1989- present)
Wolfenbarger, Dan A. (1961 -1965)
Woolley, James B. (1983- present)
Newton, Weldon H. (1960 -1974)
Owens, John M. (1980 -1982)
Parker, Freddie W. (1966-1967)
Parker, Roy D (l978-present)
Patrick, Carl D. (1975 - present)
Porter, Pat (1998-present)
Randolph, Neal M. (1953 -1954)
Reppert, Roy R. (1920 -1940)
Ridgway, Richard L. (1960-1963)
Robinson, James V. (1975- present)
Rummel, Don R. (1963-1967,1969-1971)
Sansone, Christopher G. (1996-present)
Siddall, Cameron (1939 - 1942.19451946)
Sparks, Alton (1988-present)
Stewart, James W. (1973 -1995)
Thomas, John G. (1957 - 1958,1960-1992)
Thompson, Raymond G (1979 -1981)
Troxclair, Noel N., Jr. (1997- present)
Turney, H.A. (1956-1989)
Wilson, Nick L. (1976-1979)
Crenwelge, Keith (1989 -1994)
Cronholm, Greg B. (1977- present)
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