Richard B. Brugam, 1946-2023; Was Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Richard B. Brugam, Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences. Dick is remembered as a kind and thoughtful man who regularly put his students and colleagues ahead of himself. A respected scholar, he was widely published in the field of paleoecology. The hundreds of students he taught and mentored over a long career will remember him fondly.
He began his position at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville as a biology and ecology professor in 1978. He received the Distinguished Professor Award in 2012 and retired in May 2014 as an emeritus professor.
A visitation will be held at Weber and Rodney Funeral Home (304 N Main St, Edwardsville) from 10 a.m. on Monday, March 20, with a service following immediately thereafter at noon. Dick will be buried with military honors at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1400 St Louis St, Edwardsville. The Brugam family asks that any memorials go to the Watershed Nature Center.