Background
Smith, Glenn Sanborn was born on December 21, 1907 in Antler, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ralph Waldo and Effie Frances (Christian) Smith.
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Glenn Sanborn Smith
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Education
Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State University, 1929; Doctor of Science, North Dakota State University, 1990; Master of Science, Kansas State University, 1931; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1947.
Career
Agronomist, USDA, Fargo, 1929-1947; professor agronomy, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1947-1978; associate director, associate dean, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1947-1951; dean graduate school, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1954-1973; professor emeritus agronomy, North Dakota State University, Fargo, since 1978. Consultant plant breeding United States Agency for International Development, Uruguay, 1977-1978. Curriculum consultant agriculture Facultad of Agriculture, Uruguay, 1979, People to People, China, 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America. Member North Dakota Academy of Sciences (president 1952), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Doris Elaine Abel, July 25, 1930. Children: Nancy Ann, Ronald Glenn, Robert Paul.
Education
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1929
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1990
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1931
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1947