Poultry scientist Wayne Kuenzel retires after six decades of discovery

Wayne Kuenzel, a professor of physiology and neuroendocrinology at the University of Arkansas, retired in May after 62 years studying avian neurobiology, neuroendocrinology and sensory systems. Kuenzel spent 36 years at the University of Maryland before joining the U of A's Department of Poultry Science for 26 years, where he mapped chicken brain neurons, investigated seasonal behavioral responses and authored *The Stereotaxic Atlas of the Brain of the Chicken*. He was named a fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Poultry Science Association, a distinction held by few faculty members.