Background
Lennon, A. Max was born on September 27, 1940 in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.
academic administrator company executive
Lennon, A. Max was born on September 27, 1940 in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.
Associate of Arts, Mars Hill College, 1960. Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1970.
Owner, operator crop and livestock farm, 1962-1966;
graduate assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1966-1970;
assistant professor animal science, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1970-1972;
associate professor, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1972;
professor, department chairman animal science, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1974-1977;
assistant dean, director research, College Agricultural Sciences, Texas Tech U., 1977-1979;
associate dean, director research, College Agricultural Sciences, Texas Tech U., 1979;
senior swine nutritionist, Central Soya Company, Decatur, Indiana, 1973;
director swine feeds research, Center Soya Company, Decatur, Indiana, 1974;
chairperson department animal husbandry, U. Missouri-Columbia, 1980;
director agricultural experiment station, dean college agriculture, U. Missouri-Columbia, 1980-1983;
vice president for agricultural administration, executive dean for agriculture, home economics and natural resources, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1983-1986;
president, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1986-1994;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Foods Inc., Atlanta, since 1994. Seaman A. Knapp lecturer Dallas, 1988. Past co-chairman Ohio Governor's Commn.on Agriculture.
Past chairman N. Center region Council of Administrative Heads of Agriculture. Board directors First Union Corporation, Delta Woodside Industries, Inc., Duke Power Company, Escuela Agricola de la Region Tropical Humeda, Baptist Medical Center Foundation. Past Board of Governors American Royal.
E.T. York Distinguished lecturer Auburn U., 1991.
Member Southeast regional advisory board Institute International Education. Advisory committee for task force on agriculture development and cooperation, International Development Agency. Co-chair policy advisory committee Competitive Research Grants.
Board directors Farm Foundation, National Dropout Prevention Fund Development Council, Greenville Technology College Federal Development Council, Fellowship Christian Farmers International State Panel, South Carolina Women in Higher Education. Member Department Defense Clothing & Textile Board, Advisory Committee for Task Force on Agricultural Development and Cooperation. Trustee Palmetto Partnership, Foundation for Drug Abuse Prevention, advisory board McDonald's Initiative, Southern Association College and Schools Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, International Association of Agribus.
Member Congressional Office Technology Assessment Council, Southern Association Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Class of 1994, representative South Carolina.'s Executive Council. Board directors Baptist Medical Center Foundation. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Animal Science, International Association Agribusiness, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Farm House Association, International Development Agency, Alpha Zeta, Phi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Ruth Carter; children– Daniel Ray, Robin LuRay.