Background
Shannon, Dennis Alan was born on June 3, 1949 in Mukedi, Bandundu, Zaire. Son of Clyde Arthur and Elisabeth (Lemiere) Shannon. came to the United States, 1953.
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Dennis Alan Shannon, Congolese Agronomist, researcher. Achievements include evidence that manganese toxicity is cause of poor soybean growth in Nigerian savanna, that alley cropping results in increased maize yields over time; application of secondary and micronutrients lead to increased soybean yields. Recipient Emile E. Lods award McGill University, 1984; scholarship McGill University, 1984-1985, National Research Council of Canada, 1986.
Education
Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1983.
Career
Agronomist, International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1983-1985; agronomist, International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Gandajiku, Zaire, 1985-1989; agronomist, International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Lubumbashi, Zaire, 1989-1990; agroforester, Auburn U., Pétionville, Haiti, since 1990. Consultant Agency for International Development, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society Agronomy.
Connections
Married Marie Yolene Jumelle, October 3, 1972 (divorced 1980). Married Lovina Onyinyechi Nwosu, May 16, 1987. Children: Melisa Ijeoma, Nicole Oluchi.
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Congolese