Howard W. Riley (2 May 1879 – 15 August 1971)Riley's date of death is listed as 15 August 1971 in his

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record, however the memorial statement from Cornell lists it as 19 Aug 1971. was the first head of what is now the

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Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, appointed in 1907. He served as head of the department until his retirement in 1944. Riley-Robb Hall, where the department now resides, is named after him.

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