University of Mississippi Medical Center - Medic Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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In Memoriam DR. HUGH LAWRENCE KEECAN 1916 1980 November 30, 1980, marked the passage of a man who was important not only to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, but also to the world-wide scientific community. Dr. Hugh L. Keegan, Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, was an interna- tionally recognized authority on venomous animals of medical importance and the author of nearly 100 professional publications. Dr. Keegan was born in Rochelle, Illinois, on September 6, 1916. He earned the B.Ed. degree in zoology at Northern Illinois University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in zoology at the State University of Iowa. Dr. Keegan joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty in 1969 after a 27 year career in the United States Army. He spent much of his army career in the Far East, serving in the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. He also served three tours of duty as a faculty member of the Medical Field Service School in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and for a year as a commanding officer of the Defense Research Office for Latin America, headquartered in Rio De Janeiro. His last military assignment was as entomologist with the Division of Geographic Pathol- ogy, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. During Dr. Keegan's years in the army, he conducted research whenever and wherever possible. His research involved: classification, biology, and control of arthropod vectors of disease, studies of venomous snakes and spiders, and effectiveness of repellants and insecticides against disease vectors and pests. The scope of his research is reflected in the many articles of which he was author and co- author. Because of his prolific authorship of professional publications, Dr. Keegan held an honorary life membership in the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine. He was a founding member of the International Society on Toxinology and served on the editorial board of the societies' journal, Toxinology. Some of the other journals in which Dr. Keegan published articles include: Ameri- can ,Iournal of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneg Journal ofParasitologyg Journal oflnternational Pathology, Public Health Reports, and ,Iournal ofMississippi State Medicalflssociation. Moreover, Dr. Keegan was the author of the text Scorpians of Medical Importance which was released by the University Press in November, 1980, and contributed five chapters to Cecilis Textbook ofMedicine. In 1972 and 1973, the students of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine bestowed a coveted award on Dr. Keegan by naming him an outstanding member of the pre-clinical faculty. Only faculty members who are held in the highest regard are given this award. Dr. Keegan's contributions to both the scientific community and the University of Mississippi School of Medicine have assured him a place of endearment and respect in the hearts of his colleagues and students. 3?

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