Background
Dorst, Howard Earl was born on September 19, 1904 in Pomeroy, Ohio, United States. Son of Otto Henry and Clara Barbara (Kautz) Dorst.
Dorst, Howard Earl was born on September 19, 1904 in Pomeroy, Ohio, United States. Son of Otto Henry and Clara Barbara (Kautz) Dorst.
Bachelor of Arts Kansas, 1929. Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1930. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Westminster College, 1984.
Junior entomologist United States Department of Agriculture, Richfield, Utah, 1929, assistant entomologist Salt Lake City, 1930-1936. Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1932. Associate entomologist United States Department of Agriculture, Logan, Utah, 1936-1941.
Advanced through grades to colonel United States Army Reserve, 1954. Commissioned captain SN Corps, 1941. Retired United States Army Reserve, 1964.
Lieutenant colonel Mediterranean Shipping Company, 1946. Senior entomologist United States Department of Agriculture, Logan, Utah, 1946-1965, retired, 1965. Emeritus professor zoology Utah State University, Logan, 1966.
Chairman American Cancer Society Cache County, Logan, 1967-1971, American Red Cross Cache County, Logan, 1985-1986. Moderator Presbytery Utah, Logan, 1980. Served to colonel Medical Service Corps.
United States Army Reserve, 1964. Member Scottish Rite Free Masonry.
Married Martha Hauserman, August 1, 1931. 1 child, Ronald Valison.