Background
Call, David Lincoln was born on February 12, 1932 in Batavia, New York, United States. Son of Robert Vincent and Lucille (Hale) Call Cunningham.
agricultural economics educator
Call, David Lincoln was born on February 12, 1932 in Batavia, New York, United States. Son of Robert Vincent and Lucille (Hale) Call Cunningham.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1954. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1960.
Assistant professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1960-1962;
Higher Education Babcock professor food Economics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1962-1973;
director Cooperative Extension, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1973-1978;
dean College Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1978-1995. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968-1969. Member food and nutrition board NAS, Washington,1967-1973, member Governor's Council on Fiscal and Economics Priorities, Albany, 1983-1994.
Chairman, Board Of Directors International Potato Center, Lima, 1989-1991. Board directors Seneca Foods Corporation, Pittsford, New York, Stop & Shop Company, Boston. Trustee Mutual of New York, since 1993.
Chairman of Commission technological optons for improving nutritional attributes of animal products Board on Agriculture National Research Council, 1985-1988. Mem.Nat. Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council, 1992-1994.
Treasurer American Agriculturist Foundation, 1980-1991. Served to sergeant United States Army, 1954-1956. Member American Agricultural Economics Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Epsilon Sigma Phi.
Married Mary Gentry, July 3, 1954. Children: Laura, David, Barbara, Carolyn.