Background
Calvert, David Victor was born on February 26, 1934 in Chaplin, Kentucky, United States. Son of Stanford Byron and Willia Neal Calvert.
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David Victor Calvert
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David Victor Calvert, American Soil science educator. Achievements include contributions to development and deployment of working water quality Studies. to guide growers using low-volume sprinkler and micro irrigation systems and development of a soil and water management strategy for control of nitrates leaching from citrus groves into surface water and ground water.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Kentucky, 1956; Master of Science, U. Kentucky, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1962.
Career
Graduate research assistant, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1956-1958;
graduate research assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, 1958-1962;
assistant professor soil science, U. Florida, Fort Pierce, 1962-1968;
associate professor, U. Florida, Fort Pierce, 1968-1976;
professor, U. Florida, Fort Pierce, since 1976;
acting director Indian River Research & Education Center, U. Florida, Fort Pierce, 1978-1979;
director Indian River Research & Education Center, U. Florida, Fort Pierce, 1979-1994. Official collaborator S.E. region USDA, Athens, Georgia, 1965-1979. Consultant World Bank, Jamaican School Agriculture, Kingston, 1970-1971.
Consultant soil science Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, St. Louis.
Achievements
Membership
Member Soil Science Society American, International Society Soil Science, American Society for Horticultural Science, Council of Agricultural Science and Technology, Soil and Crop Science Society Florida, Florida State Horticultural Society (honorary membership award 1997), International Society Citriculture, Research Center Adminstrs. Society, American Society Agronomy, Farmhouse Fraternity, Scovell Society U. Kentucky (charter member), Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta.
Connections
Married Joyce Faye LeMay, July 27, 1957. Children: Victor Neal, Yvonne Carole Calvert Lee.
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Recipient Soil-Water-Air-Plant grant USDA Agricultural Research Svc., Florida, 1968-1980. Grantee Environmental Protection Agency, 1970-1973, Water Quality Research City of Okeechobee, Florida, 1990-1993, St. Johns and South Florida Water Management district, Palatka and West Palm Beach, 1993-1996. Award Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Superior vena cava syndrome, Tallahassee, since 1996. Recipient Research Achievement award Florida Fruit andVegetable Association, 1979, Agricultural Hall of Fame award Saint Lucie County Farm Bureau, 1997. U. Kentucky fellow; named Outstanding Conservationist of Year, Soil Conservation Svc. USDA, Florida, 1983, Distinguished Out-of-State Alumnus for the U. Kys. College of Agricultural, 1997.Recipient Soil-Water-Air-Plant grant USDA Agricultural Research Svc., Florida, 1968-1980. Grantee Environmental Protection Agency, 1970-1973, Water Quality Research City of Okeechobee, Florida, 1990-1993, St. Johns and South Florida Water Management district, Palatka and West Palm Beach, 1993-1996. Award Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Superior vena cava syndrome, Tallahassee, since 1996.
Recipient Research Achievement award Florida Fruit andVegetable Association, 1979, Agricultural Hall of Fame award Saint Lucie County Farm Bureau, 1997. U. Kentucky fellow; named Outstanding Conservationist of Year, Soil Conservation Svc. USDA, Florida, 1983, Distinguished Out-of-State Alumnus for the U. Kys.
College of Agricultural, 1997.