Background
Rhoad, Albert Oliver was born on September 26, 1902 in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Daniel and Carrie Virginia (Nickum) Rhoad.
Rhoad, Albert Oliver was born on September 26, 1902 in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Daniel and Carrie Virginia (Nickum) Rhoad.
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1926. Master of Science, Cornell, 1929.
1 son, Richard Harris. Married second, Hendrika Wilhelmina van Egmond, November 3, 1950. 1 son, Albert Dirk. Professor catherdractico and head department Escola Superior de Agricultura de Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1929-1936.
Officer charge Iberia Livestock Experiment Farm, United States Department of Agriculture, Jeannette, Louisiana, 1936-1945.
Head department animal industry Inter-American Institute Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica, 1945-1951. Research adviser, geneticist King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, since 1951.
Member governing board Agricultural. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Animal Production, American Genetic Association, Texas Academy Science, Sigma Xi, Delta Upsilon, Gamma Alpha.
Married Juanita Jane Harris, December 20, 1930. Married second, Hendrika Wilhelmina van Egmond, November 3, 1950.