Background
Krochmal, Arnold was born on January 30, 1919 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Morris and Leah (Weissman) Krochmal.
Krochmal, Arnold was born on January 30, 1919 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Morris and Leah (Weissman) Krochmal.
Student, New York University, 1937. Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State College, 1942. Postgraduate, Cambridge University, England, 1946.
Master of Science, Cornell University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1952.
Instructor New Mexico Agricultural and Mechanical College, Los Cruces, 1947-1949, State University of New York, Delhi, 1953-1954. Professor, chairman Division of Sciences Morris Brown College, Atlanta, 1954-1955. Associate professor horticulture Arizona State University, Tempe, 1955-1957.
Experiment station director Wyoming University, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1957-1959. Seasonal ranger Great Smoky Mountain National Park, 1959. Associate professor agriculture Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1959-1960.
Chairman department horticulture Escuela Agricola Panamericana, El Zamarano, Honduras, 1960-1961. Assistant officer in charge, horticulturist United States Department of Agriculture, United States Virgin Islands, 1961-1966. Prin economic botanist United States Department of Agriculture forest service, various states, Puerto Rico, 1966-1983.
Chairman Division of Natural Science World University, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1982-1983. Adjunct professor of forestry North Carolina State University, since 1976. Consultant Agriculture Development Corporation, Kingston, Jamaica, 1963-1966, Corn Products Corporation, Thailand, 1965, Ministry of Agriculture, Paramaribo, Surinam, Dominican Republican, 1965, Agency for International Development, Guests, Jardin Oribe, Medellin, Colombia, 1975, Dominican Republic Organization of American States, 1966, 84, Tropenbos, The Netherlands, 1992.
Guest scientist Danish Center for Renewable Energy, Hurup, Denmark, 1987. Guest lecturer Main Botanical Garden, Moscow, 1986.
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Member Community Relations Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1973. Chairman Regional Equal Employment Opportunity, United States Forest Service, Asheville, North Carolina, 1976-1978. Member Governor's Housing Task Force, North Carolina, 1980-1982.
1st lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1946. Member DAV (life), Sigma Xi.
Married Janet Alma Hanft, 1940 (divorced 1947). 1 child, Stephan Glenn. Married Diane Borevitz, 1947 (divorced 1956).
Married Elsa Milano Cabrera Pineda, 1957 (divorced 1969). Children: Maurice Manfred, Walter Lyle. Married Connie Brite, November 1970.