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Dr.
Richard Wescott Richard B. Wescott was
62, when he died in a Spokane hospital on Oct. 6, 1994 after a long
illness. But what the retired Professor and Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs in Washington State University’s College of
Veterinary Medicine is best remembered for is his appreciation and
respect for students. Perhaps, as he once put it; it was because he
never stopped learning himself. Wescott
was born on July 8, 1932 in Chicago. In 1954, Wescott married Judy
Potts in Oak Park, IL. He went on to earn three degrees from the
University of Wisconsin including a Ph.D. in 1965. He had previously
earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1958 from the
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A veterinary parasitologist, Wescott came to WSU in 1971 as a full
professor after being on the faculty at the University of Missouri.
Over the next 23 years, he was on occasion acting chair of the
Department of Veterinary Pathology and later the Department of
Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology. For more than 20 years he was
involved with students and the veterinary curriculum and was named
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1987. At the time of his
retirement in May of 1994, Wescott had the distinction of having
taught more than 25 percent of all the veterinary students who ever
graduated from WSU.
Wescott was a member of seven professional societies. During his
distinguished career he received 28 academic awards ranging from
international recognition for his research to seven Outstanding
Professorships in the college for his teaching abilities. He also
personally trained 13 graduate students. At WSU’s veterinary
graduation ceremonies on the eve of his retirement in May, Wescott was
presented with an Honorary WSU Alumnus Award by Dean Borje Gustafsson.
A prolific academic writer, Wescott published 17 chapters in various
veterinary texts. He was also first author or co-author of 108
academic articles and abstracts. During his remarkable career he was
an assistant editor for three professional journals; the American
Journal of Veterinary Research, Laboratory Animal Science, and the
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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