Background
Parrish, David Joe was born on December 23, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leon Thomas Senior and Evelyn Martha (Moore) Parrish.
researcher environmental educator
Parrish, David Joe was born on December 23, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leon Thomas Senior and Evelyn Martha (Moore) Parrish.
Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University, 1967; Master of Arts, Wake Forest U., 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1976.
Lecturer, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1975-1976; research associate, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1976-1977; assistant professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1977-1983; associate professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1983-1989; professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1989.
Captain United States Army, 1970-1972, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Society Agronomy, Plant Growth Regulator Society American (secretary 1988-1990), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Married Janette Lynn Gass, September 12, 1968. Children: Joe Chris, Nathan David.