Hugh Arthur Poston

Background

Poston, Hugh Arthur was born on May 5, 1929 in Canton, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Basil and Edna Elizabeth (Pless) Poston.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education, Berea College, 1951; Master of Science in Animal Nutrition, North Carolina State University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Reproductive Physiology/Nutrition, North Carolina State University, 1961; postgraduate, Iowa State University, 1954.

Career

Manager dairy research station, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1956-1958; research assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1958-1961; research physiologist, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Cortland, New York, 1961-1990. Adjunct associate professor New York State College Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York, 1977-1990. Consultant United States Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 1975-1978.

Member subcommittee National Academy Sciences/National Research Council, 1978-1981.

Achievements

• Hugh Arthur Poston has been listed as a noteworthy Research physiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Scouting coordinator Boy Scouts American, Cortland, since 1981. Chairman Cortland County Environmental Management Council, 1982-1986. Board directors Lime Hollow Nature Center, Cortland, since 1991.

Fellow American Institute Fishery Biologists. Member American Fisheries Society, American Institute Nutrition, World Aquaculture, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Beta Beta Beta Biological (honorary), Y's Men's Club.

Interests

• Avocations: boating, camping.

Connections

Married Birdie Lou Mugge, June 11, 1954. Children: Mark H. Poston, Martha Jo Poston Messer, Phyllis Cecilia Poston Steagall.

Father:

William Basil Poston

Mother:

Edna Elizabeth (Pless) Poston

Spouse:

Birdie Lou Mugge

child:

Martha Jo Poston Messer Poston

child:

Mark H. Poston

child:

Phyllis Cecilia Poston Steagall Poston