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Lundquist, Marvin Carl Andrew was born on September 16, 1921 in Roxbury, Kansas, United States. Son of Carl Bernard and Myrtle Edla Amanda (Johnson) Lundquist.
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Marvin Carl Andrew Lundquist
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Marvin Carl Andrew Lundquist, American Agronomist researcher. Achievements include pioneering work with subsurface tillage using v-blades; researching skew-treaders; developing other soil and water erosion control cropping strategies including a wheat-sorghum fallow rotation for grassy weed infested sandy soils. Grant Kansas Crop Imp. Association.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1950; Master of Science, Kansas State University, 1952.
Career
Assistant company agricultural agent, Barton County Extension, Great Bend, Kansas, 1953-1956;
superintendent Sandyland experiment field, Kansas State University Agricultural Experimental Station, Manhattan, 1956-1966;
field agron., Kansas State University Agricultural Experimental Station, Manhattan, 1966-1975;
superintendent S.W. experiment field, Kansas State University Agricultural Experimental Station, Manhattan, 1975-1982;
superintendent cornbelt experiment field, Kansas State University Agricultural Experimental Station, Manhattan, 1982-1985;
retired, Kansas State University Agricultural Experimental Station, Manhattan, 1985. Agron. consultant Soil Conservation District, McPherson, Kansas, 1985-1989, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Svc., McPherson, 1989-1993. Field inspector Kansas Crop Improvement Association, Manhattan, since 1985.
Agron. consultant volunteer Soil Conserv. District, McPherson, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
President McPherson Gem and Mineral Club, since 1992. Chair City Tree Board, since 1995. With United States Navy, 1932-1934.
Member American Society Agronomy, Soil Conservation Society American, American Society Range Management, Lions Club, Lambda Chi Alpha (vice president alumni housing board).
Connections
Married Lillian Frances Violet Norland Cockriel, March 4, 1995.
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Religion
Presbyterian