John Thomas Raese

Background

Raese, John Thomas was born on April 3, 1930 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Curtis and Alice Nelson (McKelvey) Raese.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, West Virginia University, 1952; Master of Science in Agronomy, West Virginia University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, U. Maryland., 1963.

Career

Soil tester for state, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1956-1959; instructor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1958-1959; research assistant, U. Maryland., College Park, 1959-1962; teacher biology, Wheaton (Maryland.) High School, 1962-1963; research plant physiologist, USDA Agricultural Research Svc., Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1963-1968; plant physiologist, USDA Agricultural Research Svc., Monticello, Florida, 1968-1971; research plant physiologist, USDA Agricultural Research Svc., Wenatchee, Washington, 1971-1989; collaborator, USDA Agricultural Research Svc., Wenatchee, Washington, since 1990. Researcher Washington State University, Wenatchee, since 1990. Honorary professor Wenatchee Valley College, since 1994.

Speaker and consultant in field.

Achievements

• John Thomas Raese has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Bogalusa, 1967-=68, Chairman of the Board committee, Tallahassee, Florida, 1969-1971, committee member, Wenatchee, 1972-1973. Coach girls softball Little League, Wenatchee, 1973-1975. Co-organizer pear meeting International Horticulture, Corvallis, Oregon, 1981.

With United States Navy, 1952-1956.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, model railroading, choral groups, gardening, golfing.

Connections

Married Joan Marie Keeney, September 12, 1953. Children: John Craig, David Senna, Carolyn Kendall, Mary Annual.

Father:

John Curtis Raese

Mother:

Alice Nelson (McKelvey) Raese

Spouse:

Joan Marie Keeney

child:

John Craig Raese

child:

David Senna Raese

child:

Carolyn Kendall Raese

child:

Mary Annual Raese