Background
Stark,, Francis CIo was born on March 19, 1919 in Drumright, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Francis C. and Maude Salena (Crowder) Stark.
Stark,, Francis CIo was born on March 19, 1919 in Drumright, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Francis C. and Maude Salena (Crowder) Stark.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1940. Master of Science, University Maryland, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1948.
Assistant professor horticulture University Maryland, College Park, 1945-1949, associate professor, 1949-1951, professor, 1951-1980, professor emeritus, from 1980, head department horticulture, 1964-1974, chairman food science program, 1966-1973, provost agriculture and life science, 1974-1980, acting vice chancellor academy affairs, 1981-1982, special assistant to vice president, from 1982. Archivist/historian American Society Horticultural Science, from 1997.
Member Maryland Governor's Commission on Migratory Labor, 1959-1979, chairman, 1963-1976. Board directors Capital Area Christian Church, 1961-1966, 89-94, president, 1963-1966. Board directors Christian Church Facilities for aging, 1965-1996, president, 1975-1980.
Trustee Lynchburg (Virginia) College, 1970-1979. With United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow American Society Horticultural Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Clubs: Rotary.
Married Dorothy Lucille Moore, September 14, 1941. Children: Carolyn P. Stark Reich, Francis C. III.