Durward Franklin Bateman

Background

Bateman, Durward Franklin was born on May 28, 1934 in Tyner, North Carolina, United States. Son of Benny Franklin and Grace (Cale) Bateman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State College, 1956; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1960.

Career

Assistant professor department plant pathology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1960-1965; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1965-1969; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1969-1970; professor, department chairman, Cornell Univercity, 1970-1979; teacher graduate course in area of disease and pathogen physiology, Cornell Univercity, 1963-1979; field representative department plant pathology graduate school, Cornell Univercity, 1966-1969. Consultant National Institutes of Health, 1968. Visiting professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1975, associate deanSch.

Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1979-1986, dean, since 1986. Director North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, 1979-1986. Vice chairman Southern Agricultural Experiment Station Dirs.

Association, 1983, chairman, 1984. Chairman legislation subcommittee of Experiment Station commission on Policy, National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls., 1983. Member biotechnology committee National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls., 1982-1987.

Board directors Curriculum Vitae Riley Memorial Foundation, since 1986, president, 1987-1989. Vice chairman southern region. Council Administrative Heads of Agriculture, 1987, chairman, 1988.

Achievements

• Durward Franklin Bateman has been listed as a noteworthy Plant pathologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Tar Heel Farm Credit Association, since 1990. Trustee International PotatoCtr., Lima, Peru, since 1991. Fellow American Phytopath.

Society (councilor-at-large 1973, senior councilor-at-large 1974, vice president 1975, president 1977-1978). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Intersoc. Consortium for Plant Protection (Executive Committee 1977-1980), International Society Plant Pathology, Southern Association Agricultural Scientists (vice president 1989, president 1990), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Phi Kappa, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married Shirley Eugenia Byrum, June23, 1953. Children: Cynthia Anne, Brenda Sue, Diane Mia.

Father:

Benny Franklin Bateman

Mother:

Grace (Cale) Bateman

Spouse:

Shirley Eugenia Byrum

child:

Cynthia Anne Bateman

child:

Brenda Sue Bateman

child:

Diane Mia Bateman