graduated from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Continuing his education at Cornell University, Ramsay graduated with a Master of Science degree in Mammalogy. While living in Staten Island, Ramsay was awarded a Ph.D. in Entomology from Cornell in 1941, and gained employment with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ramsay was one of the first few Ph.D. holders in service to the Department, and thus, colleagues bestowed him with the nickname "Doc". Encouraged by Shadle, "Doc" Ramsay then married Alberta June Wentworth, a beautician and owner of Alberta's Beauty Shop, from Canisteo. From 1950 to 1956, he served as a port entomologist, and then in 1967 was appointed to APHIS. He retired in 1977. Dr. Ramsay was also a former president of the Insecticide Society of Washington. Alberta Ramsay died in 2003. Two years later, Maynard Ramsay died of pneumonia on March 20, 2005, in a Silver Spring nursing home. The couple resided in Bowie, Maryland. See also Entomology Nematology External links Obituaries Washington Post obituary The text in this obituary is the same as the text in the pamphlets handed out by the family at the funeral. Evening Tribune obituary This obituary delves into more detail. New York Times obituary 1914 births 2005 deaths American entomologists Cornell University alumni Scientists from Buffalo, New York University at Buffalo alumni Deaths from pneumonia in Maryland Nematologists People from Bowie, Maryland 20th-century American zoologists