Gary Alfred Halvorson

Background

Halvorson, Gary Alfred was born on July 18, 1949 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. Son of Alfred Rueben and Dorothy Edna Halvorson.

Education

Bachelor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1971; Master of Science, Oregon State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, 1979.

Career

Research assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1972-1978; associate soil scientist, North Dakota State University, Mandan, 1979-1988; soil scientist, North Dakota State University, Mandan, since 1989; interim superintendent, Land Reclamation Research Center, 1991-1994; director, Land Reclamation Research Center North Dakota State University, Mandan, North Dakota, 1994-1996; agri-business instructor, Sitting Bull College, Fort Yates, North Dakota, since 1997. Timeryazov Agricultural Academy research fellow, Moscow, 1978.

Achievements

• Gary Alfred Halvorson has been listed as a notable Soil scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Heart River Lutheran Church, Mandan, 1991-1993. Member American Society Agronomy, Soil Science Society American, American Society Surface Mining and Reclamation (Researcher of Year award 1995), North Dakota Academy Science, Lions (secretary 1988-1993, president 1995-1996).

Connections

Married Bonita Rose Hill, July 17, 1976 (divorced). Children: Janet, Daniel, Anne, Clifford.

Father:

Alfred Rueben Halvorson

Mother:

Dorothy Edna Halvorson

Spouse:

Bonita Rose Hill

child:

Anne Halvorson

child:

Clifford Halvorson

child:

Daniel Halvorson

child:

Janet Halvorson