Background
Wilburn, Adolph Yarbrough was born on September 17, 1932 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Adolph and Kizzie Mae (Yarbrough) Wilburn.
Wilburn, Adolph Yarbrough was born on September 17, 1932 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Adolph and Kizzie Mae (Yarbrough) Wilburn.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1956. Master of Science, Marquette University, 1959. Doctor of Education, Harvard University, 1968.
Lecturer in chemical Federal Science School, Lagos, Nigeria, 1960-1961. Science education specialist National Science Foundation, Washington, 1962-1965. Research associate Harvard University, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, 1966-1968.
Educational planner United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/ International Institute of Educational Planning, Paris, 1968-1969. Staff associate National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1971-1973. Associate vice president for academic affairs.
University Wisconsin System, Madison, 1973-1976. Director Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, 1976-1981. Career foreign service officer United States Agency for International Development, since 1981.
Member Carver Research Foundation, Tuskeegee, Alabama, 1973-1981.
Board directors, Madison (Wisconsin) Urban League, 1974, District of Columbia Community Humanities Council, 1979, National Council for International Visitors, Washington, 1980. Commissioner United States Commission to United Nations Educational, 1979. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (life), Cosmos Club.
Married Mary E. Nelson, March 5, 1957. Children: Adolph II, Jason David.