Craig Loren Wiegand

Background

Wiegand, Craig Loren was born on January 11, 1933 in Santa Rosa, Texas, United States. Son of Frederick Lorence and Ora Charlotte (Gaertner) Wiegand.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1955; Master of Science in Soil Physics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Physics, Utah State University, 1960.

Career

With, Soil/Water Conservation, Agricultural Research Svc., United States Department of Agriculture, Weslaco, Texas, since 1960; research leader, Soil/Water Conservation, Agricultural Research Svc., United States Department of Agriculture, Weslaco, Texas, 1972-1977; research soil scientist Agricultural Research Svc., United States Department of Agriculture, Weslaco, since 1977. Technical advisor Agricultural Research Svc., 1969-1977. Visiting scientist to Japan, 1988.

Member science exchange team to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1979.

Achievements

• Craig Loren Wiegand has been listed as a notable Research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman, board directors 1st United Methodist Church, Weslaco, 1993-1994. Chairman Academy Boosters Council, 1980-1982. Fellow American Society Agronomy, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married V. Marguerite Wiegand, July 6, 1962. Children: Jeanne, Stanley.

Father:

Frederick Lorence Wiegand

Mother:

Ora Charlotte (Gaertner) Wiegand

Spouse:

V. Marguerite Wiegand

child:

Jeanne Wiegand

child:

Stanley Wiegand