Background
Kittrell, Benjamin Upchurch was born on October 25, 1937 in Kittrell, North Carolina, United States. Son of Willie Arthur and Ethel Gladys (Hays) Kittrell.
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Benjamin Upchurch Kittrell
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1975.
Career
Teacher vocational agriculture, Vance County Schools, Kittrell, 1960-1963; teacher vocational agriculture, Wake County Schools, Fuquay, North Carolina, 1963-1965; superintendent, Lower Coastal Plain Research Station, Kinston, North Carolina, 1965-1968; extension specialist, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1968-1975; extension specialist, U. Georgia, Athens, 1975-1978; extension specialist, Clemson U., Florence, South Carolina., 1978-1987; director Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Clemson U., Florence, South Carolina., since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Sergeant United States Army National Guard, 1954-1962. Member American Agronomy Society (section chairman 1991-1992).
Connections
Married Nancy Louise Lassiter, June 21, 1958. Children: Benjamin Junior, Jan Elizabeth.
