Donald Pendleton Duncan

Background

Duncan, Donald Pendleton was born on February 24, 1916 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Kenneth Whitney and Nettie (Pendleton) Duncan.

Education

Student, North Park College, 1934-1935; student, Michigan College Mining and Technology, summer 1935; Bachelor of Science in Forestry, University of Michigan, 1937; Master of Science in Zoology, University of Michigan, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1951.

Career

Shelter belt assistant, United States Forest Svc., Meade, Kansas, 1939-1940; junior forester, United States Forest Svc., Harrison, Arkansas and Brooklyn, Mississippi, 1940-1941; instructor, Kansas State College, Manhattan, 1941-1942; extension forester, Kansas State College, Manhattan, 1946-1947; instructor, Army U., Florence, Italy, 1945; from instructor to professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1947-1959; professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1959-1965; assistant director School Forestry, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1964-1965; director, School Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1965-1985; forester, Cooperative Research-Science and Education Administration, USDA, Washington, 1980-1981. Consultant Minnesota Natural Resources Council, 1961-1963, Cooperative State Research Svc.,1969-1984, Foreign Area Fellowship Program, 1969, 70, Council Graduate Schools, 1970, Ohio State University, 1975, Duke U., 1975, U. Kentucky, 1976, U. Florida, 1979, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1979, U. Arkansas, 1980, U. Tennessee, 1984, United States Forestry Education Assessment, 1986-1988, Missouri Conservation Federation, 1989-1993. Visiting scientist National Science Foundation, 1965, 68, 69, 72.

Member National Cooperative Forestry Research Advisory Board, 1967-1974. Member Executive Board Association State College and University Forestry Research Orgns., 1967-1968,vice president, 1975-1976,president 1977-1978. Chairman Council Forestry School Executive, 1970-1971, Committee on Forestry Accreditation, 1970-1974.

Member forestry delegate to China, 1980.

Achievements

• Donald Pendleton Duncan has been listed as a noteworthy forestry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

District chairman Boy Scouts American, 1969-1971. Elder, trustee Presbyterian Church With Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of America Foresters (past section chairman and secretary-treasurer, chairman recreation and education divisions, chairman committee on accreditation, committee on educational policies, Karkhagne award for distinguished service 1985).

Member American Forestry Association, Forest History Society (past board directors), Missouri Academy of Sciences, Missouri Conservation Federation (vice president forestry committee 1990-1994, Conservationist of Year award 1985), Audubon Society (past chapter chairman), Kiwanis, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha, Xi Sigma Pi, Phi Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta (Distinguished Administration award 1975).

Connections

Married Dymer Mercein Benzie, July 6, 1956. Children: Kenneth Houlton, Nancy Susan, Debra Mercein.

Father:

Kenneth Whitney Duncan

Mother:

Nettie (Pendleton) Duncan

Spouse:

Dymer Mercein Benzie

child:

Debra Mercein Duncan

child:

Nancy Susan Duncan

child:

Kenneth Houlton Duncan