Background
Howland, Joseph Emery was born on April 2, 1918 in Providence. Son of Clifford Howard and Margaret Edith (Loughran) Howland.
Howland, Joseph Emery was born on April 2, 1918 in Providence. Son of Clifford Howard and Margaret Edith (Loughran) Howland.
Bachelor of Science, Rhode Island State University, Kingston, 1940; Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1945.
Associate editor Better Homes & Gardens, Des Moines, 1945-1948. Assistant public House Beautiful, New York City, 1948-1956. Editor Lawn Care, 1956—1968.
Assistant president O.M. Scott & Sons, Marysville, Ohio, 1956-1968. Professor horticulture University Nevada, Reno, 1968-1973. Vice president marketing Geo J. Ball, Inc., West Chicago, 1973-1978.
Professor advertising University Nevada, Reno, 1978-1991, professor emeritus, 1991. Principal Management Analysis Center Inc., Cambridge Massachusetts, 1968-1990. Vice chairman Nevada First Bank System, Reno, 1986-1990.
Fellow Garden Writers Association American. Member Reno Advertising Club (Thomas C. Wilson lifetime achievement award, 1989, Men's Garden Club American (president 1967).
Married Virginia Frances Hornby, August 26, 1917 (divorced 1969). Children: Joy, Hornby. Married MaryAnn Johnson, November 23, 1969.
