Background
Beck, John Roland was born on February 26, 1929 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. Son of Roland L. and Betty L. (Shrock) Beck.
Beck, John Roland was born on February 26, 1929 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. Son of Roland L. and Betty L. (Shrock) Beck.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1950. Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1957. Postgraduate, University Texas, 1954.
Postgraduate, George Washington University, 1965.
Wildlife researcher King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, 1950-1951. Faculty University Tennessee-Institute Human Physiology, Martin, 1954-1955. Research biologist FWS, USDI, Grangeville, Idaho, 1955-1957.
Center director Job Corps, Office of Economic Opportunity, Indiahoma, Oklahoma, 1965-1967. Supervisor animal control biology FWS, USDI, 1953-1969. Operating vice president Bio-Svc.
Corporation, Troy, Michigan, 1969-1978. President Biological Environmental Consultant Service Ltd., Prescott, Arizona, 1981-1985. Special assistant United States Department of Agriculture - APHIS, Washington, 1986-1987.
Principal consultant Biological Environmental Consultant Service Inc., Phoenix, 1978-1993. Faculty associate Arizona State University, Tempe, 1980-1989. Expert witness in business evaluations, 1979-1998.
Expert witness in pesticide litigations, 1989-1994. Participant finance seminars, 1980-1985. Captain United States Army Reserve, 1950-1962.
Active Humboltd Unified School Board, Yavapai County, Arizona, 2000—2002. Life member Republican National Committee, from 1993. Active Republican Senatorial Inner Circuit, 1994—1999, Republican Presidential Roundtable, 1995—1997, National Republican Congressional Commission, from 2000, Business Advisory Council.
Active Republican Presidential Roundtable, from 2001. Fellow Royal Society Health, New York Explorers Society. Member American Society for Testing and Materials (chairman pesticide committee 1979-1981, chairman vertebrate pesticides 1994-2000), Rotary (district treasurer 1997-1999), Wildlife Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Doris A. Olson, February 9, 1951. Children: Elizabeth J., Thomas R., Patricia L., John William.