Dr. Clifton A. Baile, whose research career spanned half a century combining activities in both academia and industry, died on May 19, 2014. Cliff's research on the regulation of energy balance and growth and on muscle and adipose tissue physiology is internationally acclaimed, and throughout his career, he sought to translate new basic knowledge about physiological mechanisms into economically viable applications. An unusual man in many respects, Cliff grew up on a farm in Missouri and, despite his distinguished academic career, never lost his roots in agriculture. He received his Ph.D. in 1964 and was accepted for a postdoctoral position with Dr. Jean Mayer at the Harvard School of Public Health. He was later appointed as an Assistant Professor at Harvard. Cliff's work on the central regulation of feed intake in ruminants was highly novel at the time and would serve as the impetus for much of his future career. In 1971, Cliff accepted a position at Smith Kline & French, where he managed a team in neurobiological research for the next 4 years. In 1975, he made the somewhat unusual leap back into academia from industry, accepting a position as Associate Professor and in 1979 as Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Always interested in staying at the cutting edge of research, Cliff accepted a position at Monsanto Corporation in 1982. As the Director of Research and Development of the company's Animal Sciences Division, Cliff was in charge of research leading to innovative discoveries in biotechnology-based processes, sustained delivery formulations, and novel manufacturing systems for marketing bovine somatotropin for dairy cows. Cliff was promoted over time to become one of five Distinguished Fellows among 130 Fellows and 5,000 scientists at the company. After retiring from Monsanto, Cliff once again returned to academia, joining the University of Georgia in late 1995, where he was able to leverage his experiences to help develop technology transfer opportunities between the university and the private sector and lead a productive research program. As testimony to the success in bringing university research to industry, Cliff's role at the University of Georgia was cited in Nature as a model for others to emulate. More recently, Cliff was appointed as the leader of the campus-wide Obesity Initiative, launched June 1, 2011. He brought together over 100 faculty members from 11 University of Georgia colleges and schools who are now developing new collaborative grant projects and course offerings at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Cliff enjoyed reading on a wide variety of topics and consumed audiobooks voraciously, listening at the same pace he lived his life, in 1.5 times normal speed. One colleague noted he was often “the wind in our sails” when all else was failing. His tall and booming presence lifted all of those around him to perform at their very best, as he would expect nothing less. It was estimated that by living his life in 1.5× speed, he lived to be 111 years of age. Photo provided by University of Georgia Photography. [Color figure can be viewed in the online issue, which is available at wileyonlinelibrary.com.] Mary Anne Della-Fera, V.M.D., Ph.D. Diane L. Hartzell, B.S. Colette N. Miller, M.S., Ph.D.