Background
Walton, Harold Vincent was born on June 17, 1921 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard King and Alice Lauretta (Kirk) Walton.
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Harold Vincent Walton
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1942; Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Engineering, Purdue University, 1961.
Career
Test engineer, General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1943-1945; instructor, Pennsylvania State University, 1947-1950; assistant professor agricultural engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1950-1952; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1952-1961; professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1961, 76-85; head department agricultural engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1976-1985; retired, Pennsylvania State University, 1985; professor, department chairman agricultural engineering, U. Missouri-Columbia, 1962-1969; chief of party, U. Missouri-Columbia, Bhubaneswar, India, 1969-1971; professor, U. Missouri-Columbia, 1971-1976. Consultant Organization of American States, Trinidad and Tobago, 1980, Partners of Americas, Brazil, 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1945-1946. Fellow American Society Agricultural Engineers (board directors 1967-1969, 85-87).
Connections
Married Velma Purvis Braun, June 24, 1946. Children: H. Richard, Marilyn J. Walton Friedersdorf, Carol A.
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Nationality
American -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1942
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1950
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1961
Career
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1943 - 1945
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1962 - 1969
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1962 - 1969
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1969 - 1971
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1969 - 1971
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