Ronald W. TREICK

TREICK Ronald W., age 71, professor emeriti, of Oxford, passed away, Friday, December 16, 2005 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital of congestive heart failure. He was born June 8, 1934 in Scotland, South Dakota, the son of Dr. Walter and Lena (Redman) Treick. Dr. Treick received his B.A. degree (1956) and M.S. degree (1957) from the University of South Dakota, and Ph.D. in Microbiology from Indiana University in 1965. He worked at Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company as a research scientist and joined Miami University as an assistant professor of Microbiology in 1965, was promoted to associate professor and retired as a full professor in 1992. He taught many undergraduate and graduate courses and mentored Ph.D. students including the first Ph.D. student in Microbiology at Miami University. He was a member of the American Society for Microbiology, Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, received research grants and published important research articles. He chaired the first university Radiation Safety Committee, Instrumentation Committee and served as the university health officer and also monitored water quality of Oxford for several years in addition to departmental committees. He was pleased that students developed opportunities for a broad range of careers, from FBI agents, to research, to management, to laboratory work and teaching positions. Stamp collecting was his hobby and he was a member of the Middletown Stamp Club and in retirement he joined the Hamilton Stamp Club. He enjoyed country auctions and traveling with his wife. Quietly he gave support to organizations and museums in his childhood state of South Dakota. He was confirmed in the German Reform Church (United Church of Christ) and had membership in the Oxford United Methodist Church. He is survived by Mina, his wife of 50 years, married December 21, 1955; twin sons, Scott of Oxford and Steven of Safety Harbor, Florida; an uncle, Gerhardt Redman of Brooking, SD; an aunt Linda Bezug of Menno, SD; mother-in-law, Adella Wold of Scotland, SD; brothers-in-law, Gary Wold of Huron, SD and Gale Wold of Springtown, TX; niece Rhiannon Wold and nephew Timothy Wold of Grapevine, Texas; and many cousins located in South Dakota and throughout the United States. His personality extended friendship to all people. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at the Smith & Ogle Funeral Home, 5086 College Corner Pike, Oxford. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Oxford Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital or the Microbiology Department of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.