Background
Fryrear, Donald William was born on December 8, 1936 in Haxtun, Colorado, United States. Son of William Alfred and Majorie (Adams) Fryrear.
researcher agricultural engineer
Fryrear, Donald William was born on December 8, 1936 in Haxtun, Colorado, United States. Son of William Alfred and Majorie (Adams) Fryrear.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace/Agricultural/Architectural/Aeronautical Engineering, Colorado State University, 1959; MSAE, Kansas State University, 1962.
Engineer, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Akron, Colorado, 1959-1960; engineer, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Manhattan, Kansas, 1960-1962; research engineer, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Temple, Texas, 1962-1965; research leader, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Big Spring, Texas, 1965-1997. Erosion consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Medmine, Tunisia, 1983, Pretoria, South Africa,1985. Project leader for development of Revised Wind Erosion Equation.
Member American Society Agricultural Engineers (associate editor 1974, Southwest Directors citation 1996), Soil and Water Conservation Society (charter president 1972), American Society Agronomy (state president 1977), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Sherry Janice Watson, September 16, 1956. Children: Debra Lou, Kenneth William.