Background
Metcalfe, Darrel Seymour was born on August 28, 1913 in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Howard Lee and Mabel (De Marce) Metcalfe.
Metcalfe, Darrel Seymour was born on August 28, 1913 in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Howard Lee and Mabel (De Marce) Metcalfe.
Teacher certified, University of Wisconsin at River Falls, 1931; Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, 1941; Master of Science, Kansas State University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1950.
From instructor to professor agronomy, Iowa State University, 1946-1956;
assistant director student affairs, Iowa State University, 1956-1958;
associate dean, director resident instruction, assistant director agricultural experiment station, agronomist, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1958;
dean, U. Arizona, 1978-1982;
dean emeritus, U. Arizona, since 1982. Chairman resident instruction section, division agriculture National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls., 1958-1959. Member committee education agriculture and natural resources National Academy Science, 1966-1970, member review panel for Egypt, 1980-1983, member Institute International Education Committee, Somalia and Kenya, 1980-1982.
United States representative Organization of European Cooperation and Development Conference Higher Education in Agriculture, Paris, 1963-1965. Trustee Consortium for International Development, 1978-1982. Member Agency for International Development missions to Brazil, 1962, 64, 66, 69,71, 72, 73, Sultan Qaboos U. Committee, Oman, 1982-1986.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946, PTO. Fellow American Society Agronomy (Agronomic education award 1958, Agronomic Service award 1980, chairman student activities section 1950-1953, education division 1956, editorial board, technical editor journal. 1961-1965), National Association Colleges and Teachers Agriculture (E.B. Knight award 1967, president 1970-1971, Distinguished Educator award 1980, University Arizona Lifetime award), Kiwanis, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Tau Alpha, Delta Theta Sigma, Acacia (medallion of merit 1966).
Married Ellen Lucille Moore, May 16, 1942. Children: Dean Darrel, Alan Moore.