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Raymond Richard Weil, American Soil scientist. Named Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship Exch. fellow, Zimbabwe, 1985, Fulbright-Hayes Africa Regional Research scholar, Tanzania, 1994, National Defense Education Act fellow, Indiana, Maryland., 1991, Maryland. Agriculture Experimental Station, 1991-1994, United States Agency for International Development, Malawi, 1988-1992, USDA Agricultural Research Education, since 1996.

Background

Weil, Raymond Richard was born on May 27, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Ulrich L. and Hilde C. Weil.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1970; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977.

Career

Volunteer, Peace Corps, Ethiopia, 1970; farm manager, National Sharecropper's Fund, Wadesboro, North Carolina, 1972-1973; instructor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1975-1977; lecturer, U. Malawi, Lilongwe, 1977-1979; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1979-1991; professor, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1991. Cosn. Forest Department, Sri Lanka Government, 1981. Advisory board Committee on Agriculture Sustainability for Developing Countries, Washington, since 1988.

Member task force Ecosystem Farm, Accokeek (Medical) Foundation, since 1990, chair medium size farm board Future Harvest Project, since 1995.

Achievements

  • Raymond Richard Weil has been listed as a notable Soil scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Agronomy (international division chair 1993-1994), Soil Science Society.Am., International Soil Science Society.

Connections

Married Susan R. Boscov, February 22, 1968 (divorced February 1982). Children: Benjamin S., Joshua J. Married Patricia Lynn Driggers, February 5, 1983.

Father:
Ulrich L. Weil

Mother:
Hilde C. Weil

Spouse:
Patricia Lynn Driggers

Spouse:
Susan R. Boscov

child:
Benjamin S. Weil

child:
Joshua J. Weil

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Awards

  • Named Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship Exch. fellow, Zimbabwe, 1985, Fulbright-Hayes Africa Regional Research scholar, Tanzania, 1994, National Defense Education Act fellow, Indiana, Maryland., 1991, Maryland. Agriculture Experimental Station, 1991-1994, United States Agency for International Development, Malawi, 1988-1992, USDA Agricultural Research Education, since 1996.