Background
Kendrick, James Blair was born on October 21, 1920 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of James Blair and Violet (McDonald) Kendrick.
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Kendrick, James Blair was born on October 21, 1920 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of James Blair and Violet (McDonald) Kendrick.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1947.
Member staff, faculty, University of California, Riverside, 1947-1968;
professor plant pathology and plant pathologist, University of California, Riverside, 1961-1968;
department chairman, University of California, 1963-1968;
vice president agricultural science, University of California, 1968-1977;
vice president agriculture and university services, University of California, 1977-1982;
vice president agriculture and natural resources, University of California, 1982-1986;
vice president agriculture and natural resources emeritus, professor plant pathology emeritus, University of California, 1986-1989. Director agricultural experiment station, 1973-1980, director cooperative extension, 1975-1980. Participant 10th International Botanical Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1964.
Member California Board Food and Agriculture, 1968-1984, United States Agricultural Research Policy Advisory Committee, 1976. Member governing board Agricultural Research Institute, 1974-1976. Chairman sci.rev. panel California Air Resources Board, 1987-1989.
Board of directors Guide Dogs for Blind, San Rafael, California, from 1983. Servedwith Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman of the section O 1978).
Member American Phytopath. Society (editorialbd. journal 1965-1968, councilor at large 1968-1970), International Society PlantPathology (council 1968-1973), American Institute Biological Sciences, California Chamber of Commerce (agricultural committee from 1968), National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls.(chairman division agriculture 1972-1973, Executive Committee 1974-1976), Western Association State Agricultural Experiment Station Dirs. (chairman 1975), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Evelyn May Henle, May 17,1942. Children: Janet Blair, Douglas Henle.
