Ross, Richard Francis, 1935-

Richard Francis Ross was born April 30, 1935 in Washington, Iowa. He received his D.V.M. (1959), M.S. (1960) in veterinary bacteriology, and Ph.D. (1965) in veterinary bacteriology from Iowa State University.

Ross began his career at Iowa State as a Research Associate (1959-1961) in the Veterinary Medical Research Institute (VMRI) He accepted a position as Operating Manager (1961-1962) at Veterinary Laboratories, Inc. in Remsen, Iowa. Ross returned to Iowa State as an Assistant Professor (1962-1965) in the Iowa Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. After he received his Ph.D., he accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship (1965-1966) at the National Institutes of Health. Ross again returned to Iowa State as an Assistant Professor (1964-1968). He was promoted to Associate Professor (1968-1972), Professor (1972-present), and Professor-in-Charge (1985-1990) of the VMRI. He became Associate Director of VMRI and Associate Dean (1990-1992) of the College of Veterinary Medicine. He was made interim Dean (1992-1993) of the College and was then named Dean (1993-2000). Ross was also named interim Dean (2000) of the College of Agriculture and became Dean (2001-2002). He stepped down to resume duties as a Professor (2002-present), this time in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine. Beginning in 2002, Ross began phased retirement from Iowa State.

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