Background
Williams, David Willard was born on August 20, 1892 in Venedocia, Ohio, United States. Son of David W. and Elizabeth J. (Morgan) Williams.
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Williams, David Willard was born on August 20, 1892 in Venedocia, Ohio, United States. Son of David W. and Elizabeth J. (Morgan) Williams.
Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture, Ohio State University, 1915. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1916. Student, Texas A.&M. University, 1923.
Summer student, University Chicago, 1928.
Extension animal husbandman, USDA, Clemson-Agricultural College, 1917-1919;
associate professor, Texas A.&M. U., 1919-1920;
professor, Texas A.&M. U., 1920-1922;
head department animal husbandry, Texas A.&M. U., 1922-1946;
vice president for agriculture, Texas A.&M. U., 1946-1948;
vice chancellor for agriculture, Texas A.&M. U., 1948-1958;
acting. president, Texas A.&M. U., 1956-1957;
survey, U. Ceylon, 1956;
agricultural consultant, U. Ceylon, from 1958. Director technical exchange programs Texas A.&M. U. with U. Dacca, East Pakistan, and Escuela Superior de Agriculture Antonio Narro, Saltillo, Mexico. Department superintendent Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, 1920-1943, chairman advising committee, from 1946.
Director Bryan Building & Loan, from 1942. American Society Animal Production representative International Livestock Breeding Congress, Zurich, Switzerland, 1939. Agricultural consultant E.C.A., Germany, 1949.
Personnel consultant Foreign Agriculture Svc., from 1949. Institutional representative Arkansas, White River Interagy. Committee, from 1951.
Member United States-Mexico Joint Technology Agriculture Exchange Committee, 1951. Consultant Rockefeller foundation, Colombia, South America, 1951.
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Councillor Texas A.&M. Research Foundation Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Texas Academy of Sciences. Member American Palomina Horse Breeders Association (director), American Society Animal Production (president), American Hereford Association, American Quarter Horse Breeders Association (advisory committee), American Society Range Management, Texas Swine Growers Association (advisory committee), Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas Agricultural Workers Association, East Texas Chamber of Commerce, Bryan Chamber of Commerce (president), National Collegiate Athletic Association (vice president, councilman at large), American Legion, National Block and Briddle Club, Saddle and Sirloin Club (president Ohio), Masons, Rotary, Sigma Delta Chi, Alpha Gamma Rho (president Ohio), Lambda Gamma Delta, Alpha Zeta.
Married Magdalene Rees, August 18, 1921. Children: Margaret Ann Williams Cardwell, Ruth Elizabeth Williams Lawrence, David Willard Junior.