Dr. Richard Courtney, former chair of the Penn State University College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Distinguished Educator and Professor Emeritus, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018.  Courtney was a long-time member of ASM and an American Academy of Microbiology Fellow. His involvement with ASM included serving a term as the Division S (DNA Viruses) Chair, as well as serving on the Conferences Committee for nine years.

Full Obituary Available Here (obituary originally published on on the Penn State College of Medicine internal website; posted here with permission of the Penn State College of Medicine):  PDF of Obituary