Background
Roberts, John Joseph was born on August 15, 1937 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Roy Elmer R. and Marjorie Leek Welborn.
Agriculture consulting company executive
Roberts, John Joseph was born on August 15, 1937 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Roy Elmer R. and Marjorie Leek Welborn.
Bachelor of Science in Biology Education, Purdue University, 1962; Master of Science in Plant Pathology, Purdue University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding, Purdue University, 1976.
Agronomist, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, W. Lafayette, Indiana, 1965-1974;
research agronomist, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, W. Lafayette, 1974-1984;
technical advisory eastern soft wheat, 1975-1981;
research plant pathologist, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Griffin, Georgia, 1984-1996;
president, ceo, Czech Republic Consulting, Inc., Griffin, since 1996. Coordinator Uniform Eastern Soft Red Winter Wheat Nursery, 1973-1980. Member National Wheat Improvement Committee, 1973-1984.
Secretary Eastern Wheat Worker's Conference, Southern Small Grain Workers, 1985-1987. Member Georgia Station Seminar Committee, 1987-1988. Executive director Soft Wheat Quality Council, 1991-1992.
Presenter in field.
Judge local, regional high school science fair, 1978-1996. Board of trustees Griffin (Georgia) chapter American Red Cross, 1991-1995, chairman, 1993-1995, coordinator Georgia Station Blood Drive, 1989-1996. Board directors Griffin-Spalding Elementary Science Enrichment Center, since 1991.
Board directors Griffin Plant the Future, since 1990, president, since 1997. President Griffin Area Habitat for Humanity, since 1996, co-chairman fund raising committee,1989-1997, board directors, 1996-1998. Member American Phytopathol.
Society (host committee 1963, associate editor Plant Disease 1990-1992, member cultural diversity committee since 1997), American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society American, Council Agricultural Science and Technology.
Married Effie M. Harrington Broeckling, November 1956 (divorced February 1967). 1 child, Lou Ann; married Jan Coffing, August 7, 1968.