Background

Argabright, Melvin Scott was born on December 21, 1927 in Nemaha, Nebraska, United States. Son of Gilbert Scott and Clara Louise (Radspinner) Argabright.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Nebraska, 1951.

Career

District conservationist, USDA Soil Conservation Svc., Murdo, South Dakot, 1956-1960; district conservationist, USDA Soil Conservation Svc., Winner, South Dakot, 1960-1968; district conservationist, USDA Soil Conservation Svc., Belle Fourche, South Dakot, 1968-1970; area conservationist, USDA Soil Conservation Svc., Mobridge, South Dakot, 1970-1974; conservation agronomist, USDA Soil Conservation Svc., Huron, South Dakot, 1974-1977; state resource conservationist, USDA Soil Conservation Svc., Huron, South Dakot, 1977-1980; conservation agronomist, USDA Soil Conservation Svc., Lincoln, Nebraska, 1980-1992.

Achievements

• Melvin Scott Argabright has been listed as a noteworthy conservation agronomist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Soil and Water Conservation Society (president South Dakot chapter 1979).

Connections

Married Dorthy Ann Dirks, August 24, 1949. Children: Norman Scott, Patrick Floyd, Virginia Louise, Diana Lee.

Father:

Gilbert Scott Argabright

Mother:

Clara Louise (Radspinner) Argabright

Spouse:

Dorthy Ann Dirks

child:

Diana Lee Argabright

child:

Norman Scott Argabright

child:

Virginia Louise Argabright

child:

Patrick Floyd Argabright