Grant MacDonald Scobie

Background

Scobie, Grant MacDonald was born on May 10, 1941 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of John Morris and Clara Lyndall (Burley) Scobie.

Education

Bachelor in Agricultural Science, Massey U., 1963; Master in Agricultural Economics, U. New England, Armidale, Australia, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1973.

Career

With research office, ABARE, Canberra, Australia, 1963-1969; economist, CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 1973-1976; from assistant professor to associate professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1976-1982; economist, MAF, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1982-1985; professor, U. Waikato, Hamilton, 1990-1995; director general, CIAT, since 1995.

Membership

Lay member High Court, New Zealand, 1993-1995. Member Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: squash, trout fishing, music.

Connections

Married Nlta Noelene Roberts, February 2, 1963 (divorced 1994). 1 child, Tanya; married Veronica Alston Jacobsen, August 20, 1994.

Father:

John Morris Scobie

Mother:

Clara Lyndall (Burley) Scobie

Spouse:

Nlta Noelene Roberts

Spouse:

Veronica Alston Jacobsen

child:

Tanya Scobie