Background
Widstrom, Neil Wayne was born on November 11, 1933 in Hecla, South Dakota, United States. Son of John William and Tena (Frohling) Widstrom.
Widstrom, Neil Wayne was born on November 11, 1933 in Hecla, South Dakota, United States. Son of John William and Tena (Frohling) Widstrom.
Bachelor of Science, South Dakota State University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, South Dakota State University, 1962.
Postdoctoral fellow Genetics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1963-1964. Research geneticist United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Tifton, Georgia, since 1964.
Chairman board directors Brother Charlie Rescue Center, Tifton, since 1989. Board directors Meals on Wheels, Tifton. Board governors Lutheran Laymen's League, 1970-1990, 93—.
With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1954-1958. Fellow American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America. Member Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Virginia Rose Elder, September 4, 1960. Children: Gerald Allen, Jeffrey Lee.