Howard C. Brown

Background

Brown, Howard C. was born on March 16, 1921 in Holmes Park, Missouri, United States. Son of Howard Clarence and Ethel (Crawford) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Polytechnic State University, 1943; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1963.

Career

Assistant professor ornamental horticulture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1946-1951; associate professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1952-1958; professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1959-1976; head department ornamental horticulture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1954-1976; dean School Agriculture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1976-1981; professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1981-1983; professor emeritus, California Polytechnic State University, since 1983; consultant horticulture, since 1954; horticulture specialist, Bureau Agricultural Education California, 1964-1965. Visiting fellow Victorian College Agriculture and Horticulture, Melbourne, Australia, 1985 trustee Saratoga (California) Horticultural Foundation, 1973-1976. Member California.Bd.

Food and Agriculture, 1979-1983.

Achievements

• Howard C. Brown has been listed as a noteworthy Horticulture educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Arbor Day, landscape chairman Obispo Beautiful Association, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Tree Advisory Committee. Merit badge counselor Santa Lucia council boy Scouts American Served to staff sergeant Air Corps United States Army, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American University Agriculture Adminstrs. (vice president 1977-1979), American Association University Agriculture Adminstrs.

(executive vice president 1979-1980), American Institute Floral Designers (honorary), International Plant Propagators Society (Curtis J. Alley award of Merit for Tchg. and Research 1986), California Association Nurserymen (honorary life), Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married Elizabeth I. Thompson, June 6, 1941 (deceased). Children: Howard C. III, Barbara Jeanne. Married Clarine Y. Furrow, September 7, 1990.

Married Laura Fay Whisnand, August 19, 1995.

Father:

Howard Clarence Brown

Mother:

Ethel (Crawford) Brown

Spouse:

Laura Fay Whisnand

Spouse:

Elizabeth I. Thompson

Spouse:

Clarine Y. Furrow

child:

Barbara Jeanne Brown

child:

Howard C. III Brown