Background
Curtis, Byrd Collins was born on February 25, 1926 in Roosevelt, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Floyd and Delta Thelma (Hill) Curtis.
Curtis, Byrd Collins was born on February 25, 1926 in Roosevelt, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Floyd and Delta Thelma (Hill) Curtis.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University, 1959. Master of Science, Kansas State University, 1951.
From assistant professor to associate professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1953-1962;
from associate professor to full professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1962-1967;
manager wheat research, Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, 1967-1981;
director wheat research, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico City, 1981-1988;
wheat breeder, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Ankara, Turkey, 1988-1989;
wheat breeder, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Aleppo, Syria, 1989-1991;
retired, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Fort Collins, 1991. Board directors Nexus Corporation, Greenhouse Sales & Construction Company, Denver, 1971-1981. Chairman National Wheat Improvement Committee, 1976-1981.
Member board National Plant Genetics Resources Board, Washington, 1984-1990.
President Kiwanis International, Fort Collins, 1976-1977, lieutenant governor, 1977-1978. With United States Army, 1951-1952. Fellow Crop Science Society of America, American Society Agronomy, member Toastmasters Club.
Married Dorothy Eloise Brewer, June 28, 1945. Children: Douglas, Rebecca, Edward, Mark, Keri, Charles.