Michael John Makin

Background

Makin, Michael John was born on October 5, 1938 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England. Son of George and Joyce Mary (Cooke) Makin.

Education

Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1961; Master of Science, Aberdeen (Scotland) U., 1963; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1966.

Career

Director soil surveys, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya, 1963-1968; research associate department forestry and natural resources, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1968-1969; principal science officer, Land Resources Development Center, England, 1969-1987; director land resources department, Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, England, since 1987. Land resource consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Rome, 1984. Senior natural resources adviser British Development Division in Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985.

Achievements

• Michael John Makin has been listed as a noteworthy Science administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Senior civil servant Overseas Development Administration, United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office, since 1969. With Engineers British military, 1956-1958. Member International Society Soil Science.

Interests

• Avocations: walking, fishing, sailing, music, drinking.

Connections

Married Jeanne Arlette Small, April 1,1968. 1 child, Holly Clare.

Father:

George Makin

Mother:

Joyce Mary (Cooke) Makin

Spouse:

Jeanne Arlette Small

child:

Holly Clare Makin