Background
Bentley, Orville George was born on March 6, 1918 in Midland, South Dakota, United States. Son of Thomas O. and Ida Marie (Sandal) Bentley.
agricultural educator dean emeritus
Bentley, Orville George was born on March 6, 1918 in Midland, South Dakota, United States. Son of Thomas O. and Ida Marie (Sandal) Bentley.
Bachelor of Science, South Dakota State College, 1942. Master of Science in Biochemistry, University Wisconsin, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1950.
Degree (honorary), University Wisconsin, 1984. Degree (honorary), South Dakota State University, 1974.
Assistant professor animal science Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. Also member department animal science and department agricultural biochemistry Ohio State University, 1950-1958. Dean College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, 1958-1965, College Agriculture, University Illinois at Urbana, 1965-1982.
Assistant secretary agriculture for science and education United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1982-1989. Dean emeritus, college agriculture University Illinois, Urbana, from 1986. Member committee animal nutrition National Research Council-National Academy of Sciences, 1958-1967.
Member Council United States Universities for Rural Development in India, 1967-1974. Member ad hoc advisory committee Illinois Institute for Environmental Quality, 1971. Member technical advisory committee on food and agriculture United States Department Agriculture, Vietn Nam, 1966.
Member panel National Academy of Sciences to meet members Indonesian Academy of Sciences, 1968. Co-chairman Agricultural Research Policy Advisory Committee, 1973-1977. Member Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, 1976-1980.
Co-chairman United States Department Agriculture Joint Council for Food and Agricultural Sciences, 1982-1989. Member National Academy of Sciences Government-University Industry Research Roundtable, 1985-1989. Member committee of earth science, committee on life science, biotechnology science coordinating committee Federal Coordinating Council, Society, Engineering, and Technology.
Head United States delegate United States/Indo Subcommn. on Agriculture, 1986-1988, Ohio Council Research and Economic development, 1989-1990, United States-Japan high level advisory panel Science and technical agreement, 1989-1992. Co-chair United States Department of Agriculture Joint Venezuela-United States Agricultural Commission, 1990-1995.
Board trustees American U. Beirut, Midwest Universities, 1973-1992, Consortium for International Activities, 1966-1976. Chairman, Board Of Directors Farm Foundation, 1971-1978. Served to major, chem warfare service Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Fellow American Society Animal Science (president midwestern section 1963, American feed manufacturers award 1958). Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Nutrition, American Society Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, International Union of Nutritional Sciences, Farm House (honorary), American Association for the Advancement of Science (committeeman-at-large 1971-1982), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Enolia J. Anderson, September 19, 1942. Children: Peter T., Craig E.