Background
Banks, Philip Alan was born on January 12, 1952 in Sentinel, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Jess and Melba Louise Banks.
environmental and agricultural consultant
Banks, Philip Alan was born on January 12, 1952 in Sentinel, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Jess and Melba Louise Banks.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1974. Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1978.
Instructor soil and crop science department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1977-1978; assistant professor department agronomy, U. Georgia, Athens, 1979-1984; associate professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1984-1989; professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1989-1990; president, Marathon Agricultural and Environmental Cons., Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico, since 1990. Consultant Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1994, Sandoz, Des Plaines, Illinois, since 1992, Ciba-Geigy, Greensboro, North Carolina, since 1990, American Cyanamid, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1990, Landec laboratories Inc., Menlo Park, California, 1990-1993. Visiting lectr.Ptnrs. of Americas, Pernambudo, Brazil, 1987.
Vice-president Oconee County Little League, Watkinsville, Georgia, 1985. Member Council Agricultural Science and Technology (board directors 1990-1992, 94-95), Southern Weed Science Society (board directors, vice president 1992, president-elect 1993, president 1994, Outstanding Young Scientist award 1986), Weed Science Society of America (Outstanding Young Scientist award 1988), American Society Agronomy, Sigma Xi.