Conclusion
"It requires a vivid imagination to even portray the possibilities of the future."
-Dr. Joseph E. Greaves, The Riddle of Life
-Dr. Joseph E. Greaves, The Riddle of Life
The 1918 influenza pandemic took the life of Pernecy Dudly Greaves, the 36 year-old wife of Joseph Eames Greaves, Ph.D. Dr. Greaves spent much of the remainder of his career researching germs and fighting infectious disease. He exercised bold leadership in the face of much opposition, as few people believed that diseases could come from germs, which are invisible. In 1929, Dr. Greaves prevented a typhoid fever epidemic in Brigham City, Utah. He lobbied the Mormon Church to change its practice from using a common cup for sacramental communion to using individual cups. He was a respected and influential academic leader during his 38 years as a university department head. He established his legacy building the science program at Utah State University, which is now a premiere science university in the west. On May 20, 1983, the university dedicated the Joseph E. Greaves Microbiological Laboratory in his honor. |