Background
Kelvey, John Jay Mc was born on July 16, 1917 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of John Jay and Louise E. (Brunning) McKelvey.
Kelvey, John Jay Mc was born on July 16, 1917 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of John Jay and Louise E. (Brunning) McKelvey.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1939; Master of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1945.
Investigator, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1942-1945;
with, Rockefeller Foundation, 1945-1983;
deputy director agricultural science, Rockefeller Foundation, 1966-1968;
associate director agricultural science, Rockefeller Foundation, 1968-1983. Consultant in field, since 1959. Member survey team natural resources Northern Region Nigeria Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)-International Cooperation Administration, 1960.
Consultant United Nations special fund project agricultural research, Thailand, 1964. Study committee manpower needs and educational capabilities in Africa Edition and World Affairs, 1964-1965. Review commission higher education Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland Overseas Development Ministry United Kingdom, 1966.
Overseas liaison committee study team higher education, Sierra Leone, 1968. Member agricultural education mission to the United States Pacific, Overseas Development Ministry of United Kingdom, 1970. Member Africa science board National Academy Sciences, 1961-1968, vice chairman, 1964-1968, member science organization development board, 1966-1968, member board science and technical international development, also chairman Africa science panel, since 1968, chairman advisory panelon arid lands of, sub-Saharan Africa, 1974.
Chairman of Commission African agrl.research capabilities National Academy Sciences/Agricultural Board, 1971-1974. Member vis.com. for biology and related research facilities Harvard College, 1975-1981. Member area advising committee for Africa Council for International Exchange ofScholars, 1976-1980.
Member Chappaqua International Exchange, 1976-1978. Chairman.USAID/IBAR Task Force, 1978-1979.
Trustee International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1971-1987, chairman, 1983-1987. Vice chairman governing county International Trypanotolerance Center, The Gambia, 1981-1989, chairman, 1988-1989. President International Fund for Agricultural Research, 1985-1987, board directors 1988, chairman, 1989-1993.
Board of Governors Institute forAgrl. Research, Ahmadu Bello U., Zaria, Nigeria, 1971-1974. Moderator Federated Church West Winfield, since 1995.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society American, Association for Advancement Agricultural Science in Africa (founding).
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Married Josephine G. Faulkner, June 28, 1941. Children: John Jay III, Richard Drummond, Edward Faulkner, Laurence Brunning.