Rick died in a plane crash in February 1983 while locating radio-collared bighorn sheep in the rugged Harquahala Mountains of Western Arizona. He was on the last leg of his Ph.D field studies when he was killed. The Rick F. Seegmiller Scholarship was established in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona to recognize the excellence in graduate studies that Rick exemplified.
Thanks, Ron. With the informaiton you provided I was able to find this additonal information from the "Wildelifer Memorial Roll of Honor:
Richard (Rick) F. Seegmiller, "Rick" was a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Arizona’s School of Renewable Natural Resources, studying desert bighorn sheep in the Harquahala Mountains near Salome. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and lived in Arizona since 1959. The 31-yr old had previously completed his Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife management and a Masters of Science in Zoology at Arizona State University. He was already well published and respected on the ecology of desert ungulates, particularly bighorn sheep. Rick died on February 6, 1983 in a small plane crash in the Harquahala Mountains when he was radiotracking the collared sheep. The pilot and another observer, from Ratliff Aviation, Tucson, flight escaped fatal injury in the crash. The observer had to walk out 5½ hours to U.S. 60 to seek help.
Ron Adams
Rick died in a plane crash in February 1983 while locating radio-collared bighorn sheep in the rugged Harquahala Mountains of Western Arizona. He was on the last leg of his Ph.D field studies when he was killed. The Rick F. Seegmiller Scholarship was established in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona to recognize the excellence in graduate studies that Rick exemplified.
Kathryn McDowell
Thanks, Ron. With the informaiton you provided I was able to find this additonal information from the "Wildelifer Memorial Roll of Honor:
Richard (Rick) F. Seegmiller, "Rick" was a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Arizona’s School of Renewable Natural Resources, studying desert bighorn sheep in the Harquahala Mountains near Salome. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and lived in Arizona since 1959. The 31-yr old had previously completed his Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife management and a Masters of Science in Zoology at Arizona State University. He was already well published and respected on the ecology of desert ungulates, particularly bighorn sheep. Rick died on February 6, 1983 in a small plane crash in the Harquahala Mountains when he was radiotracking the collared sheep. The pilot and another observer, from Ratliff Aviation, Tucson, flight escaped fatal injury in the crash. The observer had to walk out 5½ hours to U.S. 60 to seek help.