Background

Heggestad, Howard Edwin was born on July 24, 1915 in Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Erick A. and Gunda (Veium) Heggestad.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1944.

Career

Instructor horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1944-1946; agronomist, USDA, Greeneville, Tennessee, 1946-1955; agronomist, research leader, USDA, Beltsville, 1955-1966; chief air pollution laboratory, USDA, Beltsville, 1966-1975; plant pathologist research, USDA, Beltsville, 1975-1984; biological science collaborator, USDA, Beltsville, 1990-1992. Consultant Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1979-1981.

Achievements

• Howard Edwin Heggestad has been listed as a noteworthy Plant pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Dolores Andersen, June 10, 1939. Children: Arnold, Margot, David.

Father:

Erick A. Heggestad

Mother:

Gunda (Veium) Heggestad

Spouse:

Dolores Andersen

child:

Arnold Heggestad

child:

Margot Heggestad

child:

David Heggestad