Background
Hendrix, James William was born on April 18, 1937 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Floyd Fuller and Dorothy (Dowling) Hendrix.
Hendrix, James William was born on April 18, 1937 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Floyd Fuller and Dorothy (Dowling) Hendrix.
Bachelor of Science in Soils with high honors, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1963. Master of Science in Plant Pathology, University Arkansas, 1960.
Research plant pathologist United States Department of Agriculture, Lexington, Kentucky, 1964-1967. Associate professor plant pathology University Kentucky, 1967-1973, professor, since 1973. Visiting professor California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1967.
Visiting scientist City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, 1968. Director, consultant Hendrix & Dail, Inc., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1965. Consultant Bureau Sugar Experiment Stations, Indoorupilly, Queensland, Australia, since 1992.
Member S-241 Regional Project, CSRS, United States Department of Agriculture, since 1970.
Member American Association of University Professors (chair governance committee 1992-1994), Mycological Society of America, Soil Ecology Society, Soil Science Society of America.
Married Janet Frances Powell, February 27, 1937. Children: Keith William, Donna Frances Hendrix Avery.