Background
Stout, Bill A. was born on July 9, 1932 in Grant, Nebraska, United States. Son of Homer and Gertrude (Thornton) Stout.
agricultural engineering educator
Stout, Bill A. was born on July 9, 1932 in Grant, Nebraska, United States. Son of Homer and Gertrude (Thornton) Stout.
Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, 1954. Master of Science, Michigan State College, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1959.
With, John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works, Iowa., 1953; faculty, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1954-1981; professor agricultural engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1966-1981; professor agricultural engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1981-1991; director, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. branch campus, Koriyama, Japan, since 1992. Farm power and machinery specialist Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Rome, 1963-1964. Visiting professor University of California at Davis, 1969-1970, energy research and extension, 1975-1979.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agricultural Engineers (Kishida International award 1986). Member National Society Professional Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Rita Lee Hurlburt, June 22, 1951. Children: Jo Ellen, Craige.