Steinhauer Scholarship Fund

The Entomology department has established an endowed scholarship fund in honor of Dr. Allen L. Steinhauer (1931 - 2008), Professor Emeritus, Entomology faculty member, 1958-1993; Chair, 1975-1993. Al was internationally renowned for his contributions to the development of Integrated Pest Management, and left a rich legacy as a teacher, scholar, scientist, administrator, and cherished friend to many. department. 

The Steinhauer Fund helps to support our graduate program.
Donations will be gratefully accepted.

University of Maryland
Dept of Entomology
Rm 4112 Plant Sciences
College Park, MD 20742
ATTN: Bill Katsereles 

Contributions to the University are Tax Deductible

About Dr. Steinhauer

Al arrived at Maryland as an assistant professor in 1958, advancing to associate professor in 1964. From 1966 to 1968 he de-camped to the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where he set up a still-thriving entomology graduate program with support from USAID. For this and other contributions he was honored by the Academy of Sciences in Brazil and had a Brazilian mite named for him. Returning to Maryland, Al became a full Professor in 1971, and served as Chair from 1975 until his retirement in 1993, a period during which the department’s reputation increased greatly.

Al is one of the most distinguished entomologists ever to grace this department. He was internationally renowned for his contributions to the development of Integrated Pest Management, exemplified by the fact that at one point he was invited to address the United Nations on this subject. One of Al’s early successes was development of an innovative control strategy for the Mexican bean beetle. His team introduced the idea of “nurse plots” of snap beans. These plots allow the biological control agent to build up large populations before the bean beetles attack their main economic host, soybean.

Al leaves a rich legacy as a teacher, scholar, scientist, administrator, and cherished friend of many. He established a strong tradition of decision-making by faculty consensus and graduate student participation in department affairs, and by his own example and made consideration toward others a watchword of the department.