Cecil Blackwell

Background

Blackwell, Cecil was born on October 29, 1924 in Enterprise, Mississippi, United States. Son of George Dewey and Neely (Baggett) Blackwell.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1951; Master of Sciences, University Maryland., 1955; postgraduate, U. Arkansas, 1953-1954.

Career

Assistant horticulturist, Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station, Crystal Springs, Mississippi, 1951; research assistant, U. Maryland., College Park, 1951-1952; instructor, junior horticulturist, U. Arkansas, 1952-1954; extension horticulturist, U. Georgia, 1954-1956; head extension horticultural Department, University Georgia, 1956-1959; horticultural editor, Progressive Farmer, Birmingham, Alabama, 1959-1965; executive director, American Society Horticultural Science public, Journal American Society Horticultural Science, HortScience, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1965-1974; public, Journal American Society Horticultural Science, HortScience, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1974-1979; public, Journal American Society Horticultural Science, HortScience, Alexandria, Virginia, 1979-1988; executive director emeritus, American Society Horticultural Science, since 1989; consultant, writer,, since 1989.

Achievements

• Cecil Blackwell has been listed as a noteworthy Science association executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Progressive farmer's Garden book for the South,

Membership

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946. Fellow American Society Horticultural Science. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society Hort Science, American Institute Biological Sciences, Royal Horticultural Society (honorary), Alpha Zeta.

Connections

Married Louise McLendon, May 27, 1944. Children— Cecil Carl, Donna Lynn, Gregory Dale.

Father:

George Dewey Blackwell

Mother:

Neely (Baggett) Blackwell

Spouse:

Louise McLendon