Background
House, Leland Ralph was born on April 23, 1929 in Cincinnati. Arrived in Zimbabwe, 1984. Son of Edwin Ralph and Elizabeth Ann (Isler) House.
House, Leland Ralph was born on April 23, 1929 in Cincinnati. Arrived in Zimbabwe, 1984. Son of Edwin Ralph and Elizabeth Ann (Isler) House.
Bachelor of Science, University Purdue, Lafayette, Indiana, United States, 1951. Master of Science, University Purdue, Lafayette, Indiana, United States, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Purdue, Lafayette, Indiana, United States, 1956.
Maize breeder University Purdue, W. Lafayette, Indiana, United States, 1956-1959. Sorghum breeder Rockefeller Foundation, New Delhi, India, 1959-1971, Ford Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon, 1971-1977, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderbad, India, 1977-1979, program leader, sorghum, 1979-1984, executive director Bulawyao, Zimbabwe, from 1984. Management committee International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderbad, India, since 1985.
Member American Agronomy Society, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Council for Agriculture Science and Technology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Fadia Ayoub, January 20, 1977.