Background
Cralley, Elza Monroe was born on November 20, 1905 in Carmi, Illinois, United States. Son of John W. and Martha (Jones) Cralley.
Cralley, Elza Monroe was born on November 20, 1905 in Carmi, Illinois, United States. Son of John W. and Martha (Jones) Cralley.
Bachelor of Science, McKendree College, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1931.
Assistant department botany University Wisconsin, 1928-1931. Successively instructor, assistant professor, associate professor department plant pathology University Arkansas, 1931-1946, professor, 1948-1952, professor, 1953-1972, professor emeritus, since 1973, head department, 1953-1959. Director Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1959-1972.
Pathologist United States Military Government, of Korea, 1947, Point 4 Program, Panama, 1952.
Consultant pathologist, Cuba, 1955, Ford Foundation, India, 1959. Exhibited landscapes in local and regional shows, since 1973.
Represented in private permanent collections. Named Arkansas Manitoba of Year, Progressive Farmer, 1970.
Member Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta. Club: Rotary.
Married Cleda Ann Renner, February 5, 1930. Children– Barbara Ann (Mistress Roy Shaw), Patricia Sue (Mistress Philip East. Duncan).