Background
Schneider, George William was born on April 4, 1916 in East Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of John W. and Cleta (Harter) Schneider.
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Schneider, George William was born on April 4, 1916 in East Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of John W. and Cleta (Harter) Schneider.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1938; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1950.
Graduate instructor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1939; instructor, New Mexico State College, Las Cruces, 1939-1946; assistant professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1946-1950; from associate professor to professor horticulture, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1950-1958; head department horticulture, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1958-1960; associate director extension, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1960-1969; professor horticultural, U. Kentucky, Lexington, since 1969. Chairman extension board University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1966, ECOP Committee on Development, Washington, 1968-1969.
Chairman First Methodist Church, Lexington, 1965. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946, Aviation Electronics Technicians. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Horticultural Science (pomology chairman).
Married Bernice M. Youtz. Children: William Wayne, George Russell.