BILL LORD RETIRES 



Will iani J. Bramlage 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



On January 31, 1985 Willian J. Lord retired from the University of 

 Massachusetts after nearly 30 years of service as an Extension Pomologist 

 and as Editor of Fruit Notes . 



Bill was born and reared in New Hampshire. During V/orld War II he 

 served 16 months with the 71st Infantry Division in Europe. He was in com- 

 bat in France, Germany and Austria and received a Bronze Star Medal and 

 Combat Infantryman's Badge. After World War II he taught at the U.S. Army 

 schools at Friesing and Oberammergau, Germany. 



After returning to civilian life. Bill received B.S. and M.S. degrees 

 from the University of New Hampshire. He always had an active interest in 

 agriculture, and for 5 years he taught high school vocational agriculture, 

 where his responsibilities included management of a small apple orchard. 



In 1955 Bill was awarded a Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State 

 University, and accepted the Extension Pomology position at the University 

 of Massachusetts. In this position he became deeply involved in seeking 

 solutions to problems of the fruit industry and carried on an extremely 

 active adaptive research program. During his career he authored or 

 coauthored 190 research and extension publications in addition to uncounted 

 articles contrihuted to Fruit Notes . 



In 1971, the Massachusetts Honorary Extension Fraternity recognized 

 Bill for his contributions to the Massachusetts Extension Service. In 1974 

 he received the Carl S. Bittner Award from the American Society for 

 Horticultural Science in recognition of outstanding contributions to hor- 

 ticulture through innovative extension activities. 



Retirement will not end Bill's service to the fruit industry. He has 

 accepted a part-time Post-Retirement appointment which will allow him to 

 continue some applied research and some teaching, and at the same time allow 

 him to spend more time in pursuit of elusive marine life. A national search 

 is now underway for a replacement for Bill as Extension Pomologist, who 

 hopefully will be on the job on September 1, 1985. 



Those of us who have had the pleasure of working with Bill have gained 

 greatly from his dedication, knowledge, and enthusiasm. We look forward to 

 continued cooperation with him, even though the new role is less demanding 

 of him. We wish Bill and his wife, Betty, a most enjoyable well-earned 

 retirement. 



