RICHARD V. ANDREWS
Richard Vincent Andrews passed away on January 11, 2021 at Omaha, NE. He was born on January 9, 1932 in Arapahoe, NE.
Preceded in death by his first wife Betty (Williams), sister Georgena (Earl) Schiable, parents Wilbur and Fern Andrews of Arapahoe, Nebraska, and greatgrandson William Clisso. Survived by wife Wyoma (Upward), his children: Thomas Andrews of Omaha, Dr. William (Nancy) Andrews of Blue Springs, MO, Robert (Nancy) Andrews of Royse City, TX, Catherine (Larry) Sosso of Omaha, James (Lisa) Andrews of Omaha, John (DeAnn) of Homestead, Iowa, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, and Wyoma’s children: Linda (Grail) Kister of Northglenn, CO, Denise Specht of Longmont, CO, Shelley (Cory) Simmons of Cheyenne, WY, J.D. Upward of Greeley, CO, 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. His enduring love of family and lifelong friendships are his cherished legacy. His love of science, and teaching are exemplified by his gift of his body the Anatomical Board of Nebraska. Memorials suggested to Sienna Francis House, St. James Seaton Catholic Church, Creighton University, the Anatomical Board of Nebraska.
Richard left Arapahoe in 1950 and enrolled at Creighton University. His college education was interrupted while he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War. After his honorable discharge in 1954 he married Betty, earned his B.S. in biology (1958), M.S. in physiology (1959) from Creighton, and his Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics (1963) from the University of Iowa. He married Wyoma (Harman) Upward in 1997.
Dr. Andrews was a Professor of Biology and Physiology at Creighton University until 1998 where he taught and mentored countless undergraduate, graduate and the health professions students. He served as Assistant Dean of the School of Medicine and Dean of the Graduate School. He was honored with awards including Outstanding American Educator, the Medical School Golden Apple Award, Nebraska Academy of Sciences Maiben Lecturer, Creighton Distinguished Faculty Serviced Award, the Alumni Merit Award, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus.
Professor Andrews conducted research on animal adaptations to extreme climates. He was a visiting scientist at the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska, the University of British Columbia Institute of Ecology, Vancouver British Columbia, the Australian Antarctic Research Division, Kingston and University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. He presented his research at scientific symposia including the IX International Congress of Anatomists, in Leningrad, the USSR Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk, Siberia, NATO Institute in Hannover and Heidelberg, Germany, the Peoples’ Republic of China Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Shanghai, and the International Society for Biometerology in Noordwijk, Netherlands and Vienna, Austria. He was a Fellow of the American Physiological Society, the United States National Science Foundation, the Arctic Institute of North America and the Explorers Club of London and New York. Dr. Andrews was a member of the American Society of Mammalogists, Endocrine Society, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, International Society for Biometeorology, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Nu.
A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a future date.
