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IN MEMORIAM
LEVETTE JOE BERRY
Levette Joe Berry, professor of microbiology and an
internationally known medical microbiologist, died on February 26, 1987,
in Washington, D.C., where he was attending a conference. He was 76.
Professor Berry was born on June 17, 1910, in Birmingham,
Alabama. He received a bachelor's degree from Southwest Texas State
Teachers College, now known as Southwest Texas State University, in
1930. He earned a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in 1939,
and taught as an instructor at the University from 1938 to 1940.
He joined the faculty of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania
in 1940, where he was professor of biology, chairman of the biology
department, and secretary of the faculty. In 1969-70, Dr. Berry was
also acting provost. He returned to The University of Texas at Austin
in 1970, where he served as chairman of the Department of Microbiology
until 1975.
An authority on the interactions of infectious micro-organisms
and their hosts, Professor Berry was a prolific contributor to scientific
journals and a frequent speaker at international meetings in his field
of specialization. He was a member of the board of governors of the
American Academy of Microbiology from 1967 to 1972, serving as its chairman
in 1970-71.
In a teaching and research career that spanned 52 years,
Dr. Berry received numerous honors, including the Smith Kline and French
Distinguished Teaching Award in 1970 and a Distinguished Alumnus Award
from Southwest Texas State University in 1983. In addition, he was chairman
of the research advisory board for the Alfred I. duPont Institute of
the Nemours Foundation and chairman of the life sciences panel of the
National Research Council Associateship Program.
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John R. Durbin, Secretary
The General Faculty
Biographical sketch prepared by Teresa
Palomo Acosta and posted on the Faculty Council web site on November
17, 2000. Additional biographical sources can be found in Barker Texas
History Center and the UT Office of Public Affairs.
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