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Durand, Bernice B.

Bernice moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1970, where she had a postdoctoral position and was appointed a Lecturer in the Physics Department. It was there that she met her husband of 51-years, Loyal (Randy) Durand, a professor in the department. They were married after a whirlwind romance, and were extremely close, noted for always holding hands as they walked around campus or elsewhere. Bernice joined the tenure-track faculty in 1977, received tenure in 1986, and became a full professor in 1992.