Background
Berg, Norman Alf was born on March 14, 1918 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Alf Fredrick and Mary E. (Rohleder) N.
Berg, Norman Alf was born on March 14, 1918 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Alf Fredrick and Mary E. (Rohleder) N.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1941. Master of Public Administration, Harvard, 1956. Juris Doctor (honorary), University Minnesota, 2000.
With, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, 1943-1982; associate administrator, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, 1969-1979; chief, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, 1979-1982, retired, 1982. Chairman United States section United States-Canada Reference Group on Land Use Activities, International Joint Commission-Great Lakes Water Quality Board. Chairman Secretary Agriculture's Executive Committee on National Land Use Policy.
Senior advisor American Farmland Trust, since 1982. Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow Soil and Water Conservation Society (Washington representative since 1983, Hugh Hammond Bennett award 1990).
Member Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1949-1950), Farm House.
Married Ruth A. Askegaard, November 20, 1941 (deceased October 4, 1999). Children: Susan Berg Morgan, Jane Berg Paulsen, Pamela Ann Berg Lieb, Rebecca Ruth Berg Schroeder.