Charles Preston Merilan

Background

Merilan, Charles Preston was born on January 14, 1926 in Lesterville, Missouri, United States. Son of Peter Samuel and Cleo Sarah (Harper) Merilan.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agr, U. Missouri, 1948; A.M., U. Missouri, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1952.

Career

Member faculty, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1950; professor dairy husbandry, U. Missouri, since 1959; department chairman, U. Missouri, 1961-1962; associate director, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, 1962-1963; associate investigator space science research center, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, 1964-1974; executive secretary, director graduate studies physiology area, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, 1969-1972; chairman university patent and copyright committee, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, 1963-1980.

Achievements

• Charles Preston Merilan has been listed as a notable Dairy husbandry scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Marine Corps, 1944-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Dairy Science Association, American Society Animal Science, Society Cryobiology, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Phyllis Pauline Laughlin, June 12, 1949. Children— Michael Preston, Jean Elizabeth.

Father:

Peter Samuel Merilan

Mother:

Cleo Sarah (Harper) Merilan

Spouse:

Phyllis Pauline Laughlin