REGINALD VAN TRUMP TRUITT
B.S. 1914, M.S. 1922
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
INDUCTED APRIL 22, 1995 Posthumously

Reginald Van Trump Truitt, was the founder and first director of the university’s Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. A leading naturalist, marine biologist and Maryland faculty member, he began investigations into issues affecting the bay during the 1920s, calling attention to its mismanaged resources long before environmentalism became popular. Later, he helped establish regional marine laboratories in states on the East and West Coasts. Following retirement in 1954, Truitt led the campaign to convert Assateague Island into a National Seashore. He was awarded Maryland’s Rachel Carson Award in 1981 for his efforts to preserve the Chesapeake Bay and its environment.

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