Background
McKenna, James Richard was born on February 27, 1942 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Frances and Esther Hope (Rice) McKenna.
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James Richard McKenna
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James Richard McKenna, American Agronomy educator. Recipient Young Scientist award American Forage and Grassland, Springfield, Illinois, 1987, Excellence in Academy Advising award Alumni Association of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991; National Association of College & Teachers of Agricultural Fellow, 1993.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Rhode Island, 1964; Master of Science, U. Maine, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988.
Career
Teacher science, Patton Academy, School District 25, Patten, Maine., 1964-1968; research assistant, Department Plant and Soil Science, Orono, Maine., 1968-1970; teacher biology, Houlton (Maine) High School, School District 29, 1970-1978; extension agent, Maine Cooperative Extension Svc., Houlton, 1978-1979; extension agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension Svc., Harrisonburg, 1979-1984; instructor department crop and soil environmental science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1984-1988; professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1988. Independent farmer, Houlton and Patten, 1964-1978. Consultant Mali (W. Africa) Farming Systems Research/Extension Project, United States Agency for International Development, 1988-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Town Planning Board, Houlton, 1977. Master of ceremonies MountainAcad. Council, Blacksburg, 1989.
Member American Society Agronomy (chair crops committee 1991), Crop Science Society American (vice chair collegiate crops judging 1990), National Association Colleges Teachers of Agriculture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Faculty Association (secretary faculty affairs committee 1991), Gamma Sigma Delta (teaching award of merit 1990).
Connections
Married Judith Ann Morse, June 21, 1969 (divorced November 1979). Children: Catherine Jean, Jennifer Lynn;m. Debra Lynn Morris, March 22, 1980.
