Background
Woodruff, Clarence Merrill was born on April 8, 1910 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Jesse Garrett and Ada (Johns) Woodruff.
Woodruff, Clarence Merrill was born on April 8, 1910 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Jesse Garrett and Ada (Johns) Woodruff.
Bachelor of Arts Missouri, 1932. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1953.
Supervisor erosion experiment station, Bureau Chemistry and Soils, Bethany, Missouri, 1933-1938; instructor soil science, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1938-1953; from associate professor to professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1954-1976; professor emeritus, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1976. With civilian electronic engineering Research and Development staff Signal Corps, United States Air Force, 1942-1946.
Troop leader Boy Scouts American, Columbia, 1958-1963. Fellow American Society Agronomy, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Juanita McCollum, May 17, 1937. Children: James Merrill, Robert Alva.