Background
Jones, Edward David was born on May 8, 1920 in Rockland, Maryland, United States. Son of Eben E. and Rachel Hannah (Williams) Jones.
Jones, Edward David was born on May 8, 1920 in Rockland, Maryland, United States. Son of Eben E. and Rachel Hannah (Williams) Jones.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1946; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1953.
Graduate research assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1946-1947; instructor plant pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1948-1953; research plant pathologist, Red Dot Foods, Inc., Madison, 1953-1958; from assistant professor plant pathology to Henry and Mildred Uihlein professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1958. Adjunct Professor Plattsburg (New York) State University, since 1982.
Manager, coach Youth Baseball and Hockey Association, Ithaca, 1958-1978. Coach American Legion Baseball, Lake Placid, New York, 1966-1967. Off-ice hockey official 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, 1980.
Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member Potato Association American (honorary life, board directors 1971-1974, vice president 1981-1982, president 1983-1984), American Phytopathol. Association, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Jane Jones, July 19, 1947. Children: David R., Kathleen R., Jacalyn A., E. Douglas.