Harvey W. Spurr

Background

Spurr, Harvey W. was born on June 8, 1934 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, 1961.

Career

Fellow plant pathology National Institutes of Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1961-1963; plant pathologist agricultural research station, Union Carbide Corporation, North Carolina, 1963-1969; associate professor plant pathology, North Carolina State University, Oxford, 1969-1974; professor plant pathology, North Carolina State University, Oxford, since 1974; research plant pathologist, Oxford (North Carolina) Tobacco Laboratory USDA, since 1969; research leader, laboratory director, Oxford (North Carolina) Tobacco Laboratory USDA, 1988-1994; retired, USDA, 1994. Professor emeritus, Plant Pathology North Carolina U.

Achievements

• Harvey W. Spurr has been listed as a noteworthy Plant pathology research administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Phytopath Society.

Connections

M. Idamarie Thome, 1956. 3 children.