Donald Rodney Nielsen

Background

Nielsen, Donald Rodney was born on October 10, 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Irven Roy and Irma Evelyn (Chase) Nielsen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Arizona, 1953; Master of Science, U. Arizona, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1958; Doctor of Science (honorary), Ghent (Belgium) State University, 1986.

Career

Assistant professor soil and water science, University of California, Davis, 1958-1963; associate professor, University of California, Davis, 1963-1968; professor, University of California, Davis, 1968-1994; director Kearney Foundation of Soil Science, University of California, Davis, 1970-1975; associate dean, University of California, Davis, 1970-1980; director Food Protection and Toxicology Center, University of California, Davis, 1974-1975; department chairman land, air and water resources, University of California, Davis, 1975-1977; executive associate dean College Agricultural Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, 1986-1989; department chairman agronomy and range science, University of California, Davis, 1989-1991; consultant, Davis, since 1994. Consultant corporations and governmental agys.

Achievements

• Donald Rodney Nielsen has been listed as a noteworthy Soil and water science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Geophysical Union (president hydrology section 1990-1992), Soil Science Society American (president 1983-1984), American Society Agronomy (president 1990-1991). Member Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Zeta.

Connections

Married Joanne Joyce Locke, Sept.26, 1953. Children: Cynthia, Pamela, Barbara, Wayne, David.

Father:

Irven Roy Nielsen

Mother:

Irma Evelyn (Chase) Nielsen

Spouse:

Joanne Joyce Locke

child:

David Nielsen

child:

Wayne Nielsen

child:

Cynthia Nielsen

child:

Barbara Nielsen

child:

Pamela Nielsen