Background
Steichen, James Matthew was born on November 14, 1947 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Henry and Ione Elizabeth (Schroeder) Steichen.
educator agricultural engineer
Steichen, James Matthew was born on November 14, 1947 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Henry and Ione Elizabeth (Schroeder) Steichen.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University, 1974.
State extension specialist, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1974-1978; assistant professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1978-1980; associate professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1980-1988; professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, since 1988.
Senator faculty Kansas State University, 1987-1990. Commissioner Kansas State Conservation Commission, 1990-1995. Member American Society Agricultural and Biological Engineers (chairman soil and water division 1989-1990, Paper Honor award 1989), Soil and Water Conservation Society of America (president 1998-1999), Sigma Xi, Kansas Natural Resource Council (board director since 2006), Friends of the Kaw(board director since 2008), American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Engineering Education.
Married Ethel Marie Honeyman, August 17, 1968. Children: Christine, Laurel, Bethany.