About Us-> Steinhauer Scholarship Fund
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The Entomology department has established an
endowed scholarship fund in honor of Dr. Allen L. Steinhauer
(1931 - 2008),
Professor Emeritus,
Entomology faculty member, 1958-1993;
Chair, 1975-1993.
The Steinhauer Fund helps
to support our graduate program.
Donations will be gratefully accepted.
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Checks
should be made out to The University of Maryland Foundation, identified
as intended for the Entomology-Steinhauer Fund, and sent to the department:
University of Maryland
Dept of Entomology
Rm 4112 Plant Sciences
College Park, MD 20742
ATT: Bill Katsereles
Contributions to the University are Tax Deductable
About Dr. Steinhauer
Al arrived at Maryland as an assistant professor in 1958,
advancing to associate professor in 1964. From 1966 to 1968 he
de-camped to the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where he set up
a still-thriving entomology graduate program with support from
USAID. For this and other contributions he was honored by the
Academy of Sciences in Brazil and had a Brazilian mite named for
him. Returning to Maryland, Al became a full Professor in 1971,
and served as Chair from 1975 until his retirement in 1993, a
period during which the department’s reputation increased greatly.
Al is one of the most distinguished entomologists ever to grace
this department. He was internationally renowned for his
contributions to the development of Integrated Pest Management,
exemplified by the fact that at one point he was invited to address
the United Nations on this subject. One of Al’s early successes
was development of an innovative control strategy for the Mexican
bean beetle. His team introduced the idea of “nurse plots” of snap
beans. These plots allow the biological control agent to build up
large populations before the bean beetles attack their main
economic host, soybean.
Al leaves a rich legacy as a teacher, scholar, scientist,
administrator, and cherished friend of many. He established a
strong tradition of decision-making by faculty consensus and
graduate student participation in department affairs, and by his
own example and made consideration toward others a watchword
of the department.
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