Chester Oliver McCorkle

Background

McCorkle, Chester Oliver was born on January 18, 1925 in Gilroy, California, United States. Son of Chester Oliver and Avis Jacqueline (Kickham) McCorkle.

Education

Student, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1941-1943; student, University Redlands, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1947; Master of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1952.

Career

Research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1947-1948; assistant specialist, University of California, Berkeley, 1949-1951; agricultural analyst, Bank of America, San Francisco, 1948-1949; from research assistant to dean College Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, 1952-1970; professor agricultural economics and management, University of California, Davis, since 1978; vice president, Universitywide Office, Berkeley, 1970-1978. Research economist Center for Economics Research, Athens, Greece, 1961-1962. Economics consultant Ministry Coordination, Kingdom of Greece, 1965.

Chairman agriculture and renewable resources board National Research Council-National Academy Sciences, 1977-1980, member of commission on natural resources, 1976-1981.

Achievements

• Chester Oliver McCorkle has been listed as a noteworthy Agricultural and environmental sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946, 51-52. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Western Agricultural Economics Association (past president).

Connections

Married Nina Grace Mathews, June 11, 1945. Children: Sandra Lee, Kenneth Carl, Timothy Kevin.

Father:

Chester Oliver McCorkle

Mother:

Avis Jacqueline (Kickham) McCorkle

Spouse:

Nina Grace Mathews

child:

Kenneth Carl McCorkle

child:

Sandra Lee McCorkle

child:

Timothy Kevin McCorkle