Background
Myers, Oval was born on July 28, 1933 in Roachdale, Indiana, United States.
Myers, Oval was born on July 28, 1933 in Roachdale, Indiana, United States.
AB, Wabash College, 1958; AM, Dartmouth College, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1963.
Instructor, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1963-1965;
assistant professor, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1965-1968;
associate professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1968-1975;
professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1975. Plant breeder Southern Illinois U.-University Federal de Santa Maria (Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) project), Brazil, 1972-1974. Chief United States Agency for International Development Party to Lusaka, Zambia, 1987-1988.
Director international agriculture Southern Illinois U., 1989-1991. Chief United States Agency for International Development Party to Peshawar, Pakistan, 1991-1994.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Rotary International.
Son of Oval and Ina Opal (Skelton) M. M. Joyce Marlene Caldwell, June 21, 1959. Children; Gerald, Paul.