Donald Edwin Moreland

Background

Moreland, Donald Edwin was born on October 12, 1919 in Enfield, Connecticut, United States. Son of Albert Sinclair and Ruth (Cowan) Moreland.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Forestry, North Carolina State University, 1949; Master of Science in Plant Physiology, North Carolina State University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, North Carolina State University, 1953.

Career

Plant physiologist, State University of New York College Forestry, Syracuse, 1952-1953; plant physiologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1953-1971; research leader, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1972-1978; senior executive, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1979-1995; collaborator, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1996; assistant professor to professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1953-1995; professor emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1996. Member toxicology study section National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1967.

Achievements

• Donald Edwin Moreland has been listed as a noteworthy Plant physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

1st lieutenant United States Army, 1941-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Weed Science Society of America (outstanding research award 1973). Member American Chemical Society, Plant Growth Regulator Society of America, American Society Plant Physiologists, Southern Weed Science Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: woodworking, surf fishing, square dancing.

Connections

Married Verdie Brown Stallings, November 6, 1954. 1 child, Donna Faye; stepchildren: Frank C., Paul Ziglar.

Father:

Albert Sinclair Moreland

Mother:

Ruth (Cowan) Moreland

Spouse:

Verdie Brown Stallings

child:

Donna Faye Moreland

child:

Paul Ziglar Moreland

child:

Frank C. Moreland