Charles Edwin Bishop

Background

Bishop, Charles Edwin was born on June 8, 1921 in Campobello, South Carolina, United States. Son of Fred and Hattie Bess (Wall) Bishop.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Berea College, 1946; Master of Sciences, University Kentucky, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy (Farm Foundation fellow 1948-1949), University of Chicago, 1952.

Career

Research assistant agricultural economics, U. Kentucky, 1947-1948; research associate economics, University of Chicago, 1949-1950; member of faculty, North Carolina State University, 1950-1970; professor agricultural economics, North Carolina State University, 1956-1970; head department agricultural economics, North Carolina State University, 1957-1965; head department economics, North Carolina State University, 1965-1966; William N. Reynolds Distinguished professor, North Carolina State University, 1957-1970; vice president, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1966-1970; executive director, Agricultural Policy Institute, 1960-1966; chancellor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1970-1974; president, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1974-1980; president, U. Houston System, 1980-1986. Visiting professor University of Virginia, 1961-1963. Consultant Universidad Agraria, Lima, Peru, 1961-1965.

Member National Committee Agricultural Policy, National Planning Association, 1958-1970. Agricultural board National Academy Sciences, 1963-1968. Science advising committee to secretary agriculture, 1962-1968.

Member National Manpower Advisory Committee, 1962-1968. Executive director President Johnson's National Advisory Committee on Rural Poverty, 1966-1967. Member food advising committee President Nixon's Cost of Living Council, 1972.

Member President's advising committee White House Conference on Balanced National Growth and Economics Development, 1978.

Achievements

• Charles Edwin Bishop has been listed as a noteworthy University president emeritus, economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Introduction to Agricultural Economic Analysis

Membership

Member committee on veterinary medical education Southern Regional Education Board, 1974. Trustee Farm Foundation, 1968-1978. Board directors Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, 1975-1978, Resources for the Future, 1976-1990, chairman, 1987-1990.

Co-chairman board National Rural Center, 1975-1979. Member North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, 1986-1996, chairman, 1991-1996. Member President Carter's Commission on Agenda for Eighties, 1980.

Board directors Houston Industries, 1984-1992. Fellow American Agricultural Economic Association (president 1967-1968). Member International Association Agricultural Economics, Commission on Center European Economic Development, Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married Lee N., June 1, 2002. Children from a previous marriage: Susan Ann, Mary Catherine, Charles Edwin.

Father:

Fred Bishop

Mother:

Hattie Bess (Wall) Bishop

Spouse:

Dorothy Anderkin

child:

Charles Edwin Bishop

child:

Mary Catherine Bishop

child:

Susan Ann Bishop