Family, Friends Gather for John Osmun's 90th Birthday Celebration

Purdue's John Osmun, whose career in pest control spans more than 50 years, is considered one of the industry's most respected educators.

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John Osmun is presented with a birthday cake by daughter Jodi.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Family and friends gathered on Friday to celebrate John Osmun’s 90th birthday.

The event was highlighted by appearances by Purdue Pete and Tom Turpin, who showed up in a bumble bee suit.

Osmun, whose career in pest control spans more than 50 years, is considered one of the most universally respected educators in the pest control industry. Osmun joined the Purdue faculty in 1948 as an assistant professor of entomology, where he developed a four-year curriculum in structural pest control.

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