Ellery Louis Knake

Background

Knake, Ellery Louis was born on August 26, 1927 in Gibson City, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis Franz and Wilhelmina Dorthea (Behrens) Knake.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1949; Master of Science (Wright fellow), University of Illinois, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1960; weed stomper degree (honorary), Oregon State University Future Farmers of America state farmer degree.

Career

Teacher vocational agriculture, Barrington (Illinois) Consolidated High School, 1950-1956; instructor vocational agriculture service, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1956-1960; assistant professor weed science department agronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1964; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1964-1969; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1969-1995; professor department crop science, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1995. United Nations Development Programme consultant, Yugoslavia, 1976. Participant East-West Center Confs., Honolulu, 1976-1977, 1st International Weed Control Congress, Australia, 1992, People to People Agronomy Delaware, People's Republic of China, 1983.

Achievements

• Ellery Louis Knake has been listed as a noteworthy Weed science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Order of Arrow, Boy Scouts American. Member Marching Illini Football Band, 1945. With Army of the United States, 1945-1946.

Fellow American Society Agronomy (best article award Crops. and Soils magazine 1967, expert education award 1978), Weed Science Society American (vice president 1972, president-elect1973, president, Chairman of the Board 1974, board directors 1986-1988, Outstanding Ext. Worker award 1972, editorial board Herbicide Handbook). Member North Center Weed Control Conference (honorary, 2d vice president 1969, 1st vice president 1970, president 1971, board directors 1985-1988), Crop Science Society American, American Agricultural Editors Association, International Weed Science Society, Intersoc.

Consortium Plant Protection, Iroquois CountyHist. Society (charter life), Society Chemical Industry (Pest Management in Soybean Conference London 1992), Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (board directors 1984-1993), American Legion, KC (3d degree), Sigma Xi, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Tau Alpha, Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Epsilon Sigma Phi, Nabor House (board directors 1951-1952, vice president 1955-1957, president 1958-1960).

Connections

Married Colleen Mary Wilken, June 23, 1951. Children: Gary Louis, Kim Paul.

Father:

Louis Franz Knake

Mother:

Wilhelmina Dorthea (Behrens) Knake

Spouse:

Colleen Mary Wilken

child:

Kim Paul Knake

child:

Gary Louis Knake