A memorial open house honoring Hubert Heitman Jr., professor emeritus of animal science at the University of California, Davis, will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, in the campus Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Professor Heitman, an expert in animal nutrition and a longtime supporter of intercollegiate athletics at UC Davis, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Sutter Davis Hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack at his Davis home. He was 76. A native of Berkeley, Heitman earned his bachelor's degree in animal husbandry at UC Davis in 1939 and his master's and doctoral degrees in animal nutrition from the University of Missouri in 1943. After serving three years in the Army, he returned to UC Davis to join the faculty of the animal science department. He later served two terms as chair of the department. Through his research in the area of swine nutrition and environmental physiology, he worked to improve methods for commercial pig production. His studies of the effect of climate on hog production received international acclaim as he collaborated with agricultural engineers to chart the growth performance of swine under varying conditions. In recognition of his service to the swine industry, Professor Heitman was named Man of the Year by the California Pork Producers in 1962. In addition to his research efforts, Professor Heitman taught a wide variety of graduate and undergraduate courses and coached award-winning student livestock judging teams. He was selected as honored guest one year for the campus's Little International Livestock Show. Actively involved in a range of UC programs, he served as assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs and was a member of several groups, including the Chancellor's Academic Council, the UC Imperial Valley Field Station research advisory committee, and the agricultural planning and coordinating committee of the UC-University of Chile Program. An avid sports fan, Professor Heitman devoted considerable time and energy to intercollegiate athletics at UC Davis. In addition to officiating at campus sports events, he served as chair of the Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Committee and as faculty representative to the Far Western Conference. He also served on the governing council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and was named vice president of the council in 1975. In 1990 he was inducted to UC Davis' Cal Aggie Athletic Hall of Fame. The Davis Teachers Association honored him with the Distinguished Service Award in 1963 and the Service to Education and the Teaching Profession Award in 1967. Professor Heitman was preceded in death by his son James Heitman; his parents, Blanche and Hubert Heitman; and by his brothers Ed and Fred Heitman. He is survived by Helen, his wife of 52 years; his son William Heitman of Santa Ana; his sister, Janet Stoll of Mill Valley; and by four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorial contributions be made to the UC Davis athletics program, the UC Davis Department of Animal Science or to the American Cancer Society.