Gerald Duane Coorts

Background

Coorts, Gerald Duane was born on February 3, 1932 in Emden, Illinois, United States. Son of Ralph Albert and Hannah Tena (Wubben) Coorts.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Danforth summer fellow), U. Missouri, 1954; Master of Science, U. Missouri, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1964.

Career

Instructor horticulture, Purdue University, 1959-1961; assistant professor horticulture, U. Rhode Island, 1964-1968; associate professor plant and soil science, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1968-1972; professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1972-1985; department chairman, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1973-1985; professor, dean College Agriculture and Home Economics, Tennessee Technological U., Cookeville, 1985-1994.

Achievements

• Gerald Duane Coorts has been listed as a noteworthy Horticulturist, educator, college dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Jackson County Young Men’s Christian Association, 1975-1981, Green Earth, Inc., 1974-1985. Vice president finance Technology Community Symphony Orchestra, 1990-1991, vice president, 1991-1992, president, 1992-1993. President Bryan Symphony Orchestra, 1992-1993, board directors, 1993-1994.

Member tree board, secretary City of Cookeville, 1991-1994. First lieutenant Chemical corpus, United States army, 1954-1956. Member of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (chapter vice president 1966-1967), American Society Horticultural Science, Am.Soc.

Agronomy, American Horticultural Society, Council Agriculture Science and Technology, Plant Growth Regulator Society American, Society American Florists, Farmhouse (chapter adviser 1986-1994), American Association State Colls. Agriculture and Renewable Resources (president-elect 1988-1989, president 1989-1990, board directors 1990-1993, secretary 1993-1994, editor newsletter 1991-1994), Soil and Water Conservation Society (president Tennessee county chapter 1989-1990), National Resource Conservation Socs. of Tennessee (chairman 1989-1990), Kiwanis (board directors local chapter 1983-1984, president local chapter 1984-1985), Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences USDA (national higher education committee 1991-1994, secretary 1992-1993), Rotary (board directors local chapter 1987-1988), Sigma Xi (chapter president 1982-1983, 87-88), Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta, Pi Alpha Xi, Phi Mu Alpha, Phi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa (faculty secretary local chapter 1990-1994).

Connections

Married Annette Bosman, Sept.14, 1957. Children: David Jonathan, Charles Frederick, Cynthia Anne.

Father:

Ralph Albert Coorts

Mother:

Hannah Tena (Wubben) Coorts

Spouse:

Annette Bosman

child:

David Jonathan Coorts

child:

Charles Frederick Coorts

child:

Cynthia Anne Coorts