Background
Brunk, Max Edwin was born on September 12, 1914 in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. Son of Miller Michael and Susan Virginia (Sandy) Brunk.
Brunk, Max Edwin was born on September 12, 1914 in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. Son of Miller Michael and Susan Virginia (Sandy) Brunk.
Student, Clemson College, 1934-1935; Bachelor of Science, University Florida, 1938; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1947.
Assistant agricultural economist, U. Florida, 1941-1944;
associate, U. Florida, 1944-1945;
associate professor marketing, Cornell Univercity, 1947-1951;
professor, Cornell Univercity, 1951-1982;
professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, since 1983. President Eastern Market Research Svc., Inc., Ithaca, New York, since 1954. Member Consumer Affairs and Distribution Coms., United States Chamber of Commerce, 1967-1969.
Marketing lectureship in Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Holland, 1973-1982. Chairman BeefTask Force for Council of Agricultural Science and Technology, International Conference Beef Producers, 1975-1986.
Director Tompkins County Area Development Corporation. Award trustee, board governors Livestock Merchandising Institute, since 1979. Member American Farm Economics Association, International Conference Agricultural Economists, New York Agricultural Society (Distinguished Service citiation 1986).
Clubs: Cornell of New York, Statler, Tower, Lake Wales Country (Florida).
Married Letta Olga Reck, March 30, 1941. Children: Norma Marie Brunk Sullivan, Kathryn Sue Brunk Brennan.