Background
Wells, Darrell Gibson was born on February 21, 1917 in Pierre, South Dakota, United States. Son of Frank Elliot and Anna Wilhelmina (Gibson) Wells.
Wells, Darrell Gibson was born on February 21, 1917 in Pierre, South Dakota, United States. Son of Frank Elliot and Anna Wilhelmina (Gibson) Wells.
Bachelor of Science, South Dakota State College, 1941. Master of Science, Washington State College, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin-Madison, 1949.
Assistant agronomy Washington State University, Pullman, 1943—1945. Research assistant in plant pathology University Wisconsin, Madison, 1945—1949. Associate professor to professor agronomy Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1949—1958, 1960—1962.
Advisor Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1958—1960. Professor plant science South Dakota State University, Brookings, 1962—1982. Lobbyist state government South Dakota Resources Coalition, Pierre, 1984.
Member Watertown Peace and Justice Center, South Dakota. Board directors South Dakota Resources Coalition, Brookings. Member of Society Preservation Barbershop Quartet Singing American (show chairman, editor 1974-1984), The Nature Conservancy (chairman South Dakota chapter since 1982), Common Cause.
Married Lois Ida Hall, February 1, 1946. Children: David, Howard.