Douglas Leon Garwood

Background

Garwood, Douglas Leon was born on February 8, 1944 in Taylorville, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Leslie and Lillian (Kerns) Garwood.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University of Illinois, 1966; Master of Science in Agronomy, University of Illinois, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Pennsylvania State University, 1973.

Career

Instructor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1972-1973; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1973-1977; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1977-1980; manager, secretary, treasurer, director, Garwood Seed Company, Stonington, Illinois, 1980-1997; president, treasurer, director, Garwood Seed Company, Stonington, Illinois, since 1997. Member research committee Golden Harvest Seeds, Bloomington, Illinois, since 1981, member marketing committee, since 1988, member customer service committee, since 1992, director, treasurer, chairman marketing committee, since 1994. Treasurer Seed Engineers Inc., since 1993.

Secretary, treasurer, director Control Golden Harvest Research Inc., Stonington, Illinois, since 1995.

Achievements

• Douglas Leon Garwood has been listed as a notable Agricultural scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary, treasurer, trustee Old Stonington Cemetery Association, since 1997. Member American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society American, American Society Horticulture Science, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma.

Connections

Married Alice Elizabeth Stout, August 25, 1973. Children: Mark, Karen.

Father:

Harold Leslie Garwood

Mother:

Lillian (Kerns) Garwood

Spouse:

Alice Elizabeth Stout

child:

Karen Garwood

child:

Mark Garwood