Background
Throckmorton, Ray Iams was born on December 10, 1886 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Buchanan and Nancy Clarissa (lams) Throckmorton.
Throckmorton, Ray Iams was born on December 10, 1886 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Buchanan and Nancy Clarissa (lams) Throckmorton.
Student Waynesburg College, 1905-1907. Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State College, 1911. Master of Science, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1922.
Post-graduate study, Cornell Univercity, 1922-1923.
Assistant in soil survey, Kansas State College, 1911-1912, assistant professor soils, 1913-1916, associate professor agronomy, 1916-1918, professor soils, 1918-1925, professor agronomy and head department, 1925-1946, dean agriculture and director agricultural experiment station since 1946. Consultant agronomist unites states department Agriculture since 1937. Graduate assistant Cornell Univercity, 1922-1923.
Fellow American Society Agronomy (president 1934), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Soil Conservation Society of America. Member Soil Science Society of America, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta, Ph Kappa Alpha.
Married Marcia Story, June 10, 1916. Children: Celeste Jane, Ray lams, Marcia Marie.