Education
1968
Ph.D. (Microbiology, Minor: Biostatistics)
University of Oklahoma (OU)
Norman, OK
1962-1965
Medical Biostatistics
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC)
Oklahoma City, OK
1962
M.S. (Microbiology)
OU
1956-1962
Medicine
OUHSC
1956
B.S. (Bacteriology)
OU
Professional Experience
1996-present
Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Mycology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS), Tulsa, OK
1975-1996
Professor of Microbiology and Tenured, Medical Biology Division, OSU-CHS
1974-1975
Associate Professor of Microbiology, Medical Biology Division, OSU-CHS
1971-1974
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Tenured, Department of Microbiology, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
1968-1971
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, McNeese State University,
Lake Charles, LA
Honors and Awards
- Award of Appreciation, Presented by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, 1994
Publications
Abstract
Ritter, R. C., Scoufos, J. C., and M. J. Howard. 1997. Yeasts Isolated From Oklahoma Waters as Possible Food Source for Free-Living Pathogenic Amoebae. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, 77:135.
Instructional Activities
- Microbiology and Immunology (Medical Mycology section)-MS I
Research Interests
Isolation and identification of yeasts from local freshwater ponds and correlation to the feeding and survival of free-living protozoan pathogens.
