Background
Seeley, John George was born on December 21, 1915 in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States. Son of Howard Wilson and Lillian (Fiedler) Seeley.
Seeley, John George was born on December 21, 1915 in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States. Son of Howard Wilson and Lillian (Fiedler) Seeley.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1937; Master of Science, Rutgers University, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1948.
Research assistant, New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, 1937-1940; foreman ornamental gardens, New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, 1940-1941; instructor floriculture, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1941-1943, 45-48; assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1948-1949; professor floriculture, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1956-1983; professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1983; head department floriculture, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1956-1970; professor floriculture, Pennsylvania State University, 1949-1956; District of Columbia Kiplinger chair floriculture, professor horticulture, Ohio State University, 1984-1985. Assistant agronomist Bureau Plant Industry Department Agriculture, 1943-1944. Chemist Wright Aero. Corporation, Paterson, New Jersey, 1944-1945.
Trustee Kenneth Post Foundation, 1956-1984, Fred. C. Gloeckner Foundation, since 1970, president, since 1993. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Horticultural Science (president 1982-1983, Chairman of the Board 1983-1984, Leonard H. Vaughan research award 1950, Bittner Extension award 1982).
Member International Society for Horticultural Sciences(honorary mem award, 1992), mem.Am. Academy Floriculture (honorary), American Horticultural Society (Liberty Hyde Bailey award 1998), American Florists (Hall of Fame 1979), Massachusetts Horticultural Society (Silver medal 1980), International Society Horticultural Science (honorary), American Carnation Society, Ohio Florists' Association (honorary), New York Flower Growers Association, Pennsylvania Flower Growers Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Pi Alpha Xi (president 1951-1953), Epsilon Sigma Phi, Phi Epsilon Phi.
Married Catherine L. Cook, May 28, 1938 (deceased February 21, 1999). Children: Catherine Ann, David John (deceased December 1995), Daniel Henry, George Bingham, Thomas Dyer.