Fredric William Hill

Background

Hill, Fredric William was born on September 2, 1918 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Vaino Alexander and Mary Elvira (Holmstrom) Hill.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1939. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1944.

Career

Research assistant, Pennsylvania State University, 1939-1940; research assistant, Cornell Univercity, 1940-1944; head nutrition division research laboratories, Western Condensing Company, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1944-1948; associate professor, then professor animal nutrition and poultry husbandry, Cornell Univercity, 1948-1959; professor poultry husbandry, department chairman, University of California, Davis, 1959-1965; professor nutrition, University of California, Davis, since 1965; department chairman nutrition, University of California, Davis, 1965-1973; associate dean College Agriculture, University of California, Davis, 1965-1966; associate dean research and international programs, University of California, Davis, 1976-1980; coordinator international programs, University of California, Davis, 1976-1980; professor nutrition emeritus, University of California, Davis, since 1989. Member subcommittee hormonal relationships and applications commission on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council, 1953, subcommittee poultry nutrition, 1953-1974. Member Food and Nutrition Board, 1975-1978.

Commissioner California Poultry Improvement Commission, 1959-1965. Participant 8th Easter School Agricultural Sciences, U. Nottingham, England,1961, World Conference Animal Production, Rome, Italy, 1963, United States Agency for International Development-National Academy Science Seminar on Protein Foods, Bangkok, 1970, United States Information Agency Asia Seminars on Food, Population and Energy, 1974-1975. Japan Society Promotion of Science visiting professor Nagoya U., 1974-1975.

Visiting scientist Food and Drug Administration, 1975, 88, Nutrition Institute, USDA, 1975. Consultant Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, France, 1982. Plenary speaker 3d Asian-Australian Animal Science Congress, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1985.

Achievements

• Fredric William Hill has been listed as a notable nutritionist, poultry scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Poultry Science Association (Research prize 1957, Borden award 1961), American Institute Nutrition (councillor 1982-1985). Member Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Nutrition Society (Great Britain), Council Biology Editors, World's Poultry Science Association, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Animal Science, American Chemical Society, Federation American Societies for Experimental Biology (publications committee 1987-1993, chairman 1991-1993), Sigma Xi, Phi Eta Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Theta Sigma, Gamma Alpha. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).

El Macero (California).

Connections

Married Charlotte Henrietta Gummoe, April 1, 1944. Children: Linda Charlotte, James Fredric, Dana Edwin.

Father:

Vaino Alexander Hill

Mother:

Mary Elvira (Holmstrom) Hill

Spouse:

Charlotte Henrietta Gummoe

child:

James Fredric Hill

child:

Dana Edwin Hill

child:

Linda Charlotte Hill