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Holmes, Francis William was born on May 21, 1929 in Yonkers, New York, United States.
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Francis William Holmes
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Francis William Holmes, American Plant pathologist. Recipient Public Service award National Arbor Day Foundation, 1980, Environmental Merit award Environmental Protection Agency, 1980; Fulbright travel grant, Netherlands, 1962-1963, 70-71, American Philosophical Society grant, 1984-1985; International Agrarisch Centrum Wageningen fellow, 1985.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Botany and Zoology, Oberlin College, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, Cornell Univercity, 1954.
Career
Assistant professor shade tree laboratories, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1954-1961;
associate professor, U. Massachusetts, 1961-1970;
professor, U. Massachusetts, 1970-1991;
director shade tree laboratories, U. Massachusetts, 1973-1988;
extension professor, U. Massachusetts, 1988-1991;
professor emeritus, U. Massachusetts, since 1991;
private practice, Amherst, since 1991. National Science Foundation senior postdoctoral fellow U. Utrecht, Baarn, The Netherlands, 1962-1963. Lecturer U. Novi Sad, U. Belgrad and University Sarajevo, 1971.
Senior fellow Agricultural U., Wageningen, Netherlands, 1984-1985. Guest investigator New Zealand Forest Research Institute, 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Incorporator, treasurer Amherst Human Relations Council, 1968-1970. ActiveBoy Scouts American, 1942-1970. Librarian New England Quaker Research Library,1965-1985.
Member American Phytopath. Society, Canada Phytopath. Society, International Society Plant Pathology, International Society Aboriculture (treasurer New England chapter 1979-1984, membership secretary 1985-1996, chair Industry Standard Architecture research committee 1979-1993, author award1980, award of merit 1993, honorary life 1990), Royal Dutch Botanical Society (correspondent), Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association (honorary member, advisor, distinguished service award 1986, George E. Stone award 1991), Massachusetts Arborists Association (honorary), Association for Women in Arboriculture.
Connections
M. Helen M. Bequaert, June 7, 1953. Children: Peter, Sarah, Joseph.
Awards
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Recipient Public Service award National Arbor Day Foundation, 1980, Environmental Merit award Environmental Protection Agency, 1980. Fulbright travel grant, Netherlands, 1962-1963, 70-71, American Philosophical Society grant, 1984-1985. International Agrarisch Centrum Wageningen fellow, 1985.Recipient Public Service award National Arbor Day Foundation, 1980, Environmental Merit award Environmental Protection Agency, 1980. Fulbright travel grant, Netherlands, 1962-1963, 70-71, American Philosophical Society grant, 1984-1985. International Agrarisch Centrum Wageningen fellow, 1985.