George Eldon Ham

Background

Ham, George Eldon was born on May 22, 1939 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. Son of Eldon Henry and Thelma (Ham) Ham.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1961, Master of Science, 1963,Doctor of Philosophy, 1967.

Career

Assistant professor department soil science University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 1967-1971, associate professor, 1971-1977, professor, 1977-1980. Professor, head department agronomy Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1980-1989. Associate dean College Agriculture, associate director Kansas Agriculture Experiment Station, 1989.

Board director Kansas Crop Improvement Association, Manhattan, Kansas Fertilizer and Chemical Institute, Topeka, Kansas Crops and Soils Industry Council, Manhattan.

Consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1973-1979. Association editor Agronomy Journal, 1979-1984.

Achievements

• George Eldon Ham has been listed as a noteworthy soil microbiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy, Soil Science Society American. Member Crop Science Society American Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Alice Susan Bormann, January 11, 1964. Children: Philip, David, Steven.

Father:

Eldon Henry Ham

Mother:

Thelma (Ham) Ham

Spouse:

Alice Susan Bormann

child:

David Ham

child:

Philip Ham

child:

Steven Ham