Background
Elder, Alfred Stratton was born on October 24, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Howard and Sara Mildred (Stratton) Elder.
government official plant pathologist
Elder, Alfred Stratton was born on October 24, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Howard and Sara Mildred (Stratton) Elder.
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1960. Master Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, l97l.
Entomologist North Carolina Department Agriculture, Goldsboro, 1964-1970, state entomologist Raleigh, 1970-1981. Director western region United States Department of Agriculture, Alameda, California, 1981-1984, assistant director national program planning staff Hyattsville, Maryland, 1984-1987, director South Center region animal and plant health inspector service Brownsville, Texas, 1987-1989. Director Southeastern region Gulfport, Mississippi, 1989-1994.
Associate deputy administrator United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine, Washington, since 1994. Member North Carolina Pesticide Board, Raleigh, 1974-1981. Vice chairman North Carolina Plant Conservation Board, Raleigh, 1979-1981, National Plant Board, 1970-1981.
With United States Army, l960-64. Member Entomological Society of America (chairman subsection Eb l973-74, section E l979-80, Distinguished Achievement award l98l), Gamma Sigma Delta.
Children: Connie Elder Carrigan, Christopher David. Married Deborah Lee Taylor, November 10, 1983.