Background

Bienz, Darrel Rudolph was born on April 1, 1926 in Bern, Idaho, United States. Son of Rudolph Benjamin and Marintha (Derricott) Bienz.

Education

Student, U. Utah., 1946-1947; Bachelor of Science, U. Idaho, Moscow, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1954.

Career

Research assistant, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1950-1954; acting assistant professor, U. Idaho, 1954-1957; geneticist, United States Department of Agriculture, 1957-1959; from assistant professor to professor, Washington State University, Pullman, 1959-1991; professor emeritus, Washington State University, Pullman, since 1992. Fulbright exchange professor Ege U., Izmir, Turkey, 1967-1968. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1975, USDA Tropical Agricultural Research Station, Mayaguez, P.R., 1985.

Senior adviser Eastern Islands, Indonesia Education Project, 1981, JordanValley Agricultural Project, 1987. Owner Bienz U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm and Native Plant Nursery.

Achievements

• Darrel Rudolph Bienz has been listed as a noteworthy Horticulturist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Why and How of Home Horticulture

    (This volume ranges from the aesthetics and history of gar...)

Membership

Scoutmaster, district training chairman, district chairman Boy Scouts American, 1961-1975. Bishop Pullman U. ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978-1981. Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946.

Member American Society Horticultural Science, American Genetic Association, American Horticultural Society, International Horticultural Society, American Institute Biological Science, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta.

Connections

Married Betty Jean Hirschi, June 15, 1950. Children: Stephen, Robert, Marianne, Karl, Bart.

Father:

Rudolph Benjamin Bienz

Mother:

Marintha (Derricott) Bienz

Spouse:

Betty Jean Hirschi

child:

Stephen Bienz

child:

Marianne Bienz

child:

Bart Bienz

child:

Robert Bienz

child:

Karl Bienz