Raymond Verlin Olson

Background

Olson, Raymond Verlin was born on October 4, 1919 in Cavalier, North Dakota, United States. Son of Henry L. and Lean B. (Bobert) Olson.

Education

Student, North Dakota School Forestry, 1937-1939; Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State Agricultural College, 1941; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1947.

Career

Chemist, Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1942-1945; associate professor soils, Kansas State University, 1947-1950; professor, Kansas State University, 1950-1985; head department agronomy, Kansas State University, 1952-1970; director International Agricultural Programs, Kansas State University, 1970-1972; chief project Ahmadu Bello U., Kansas State University, Zaria, Nigeria, 1964-1966, 72-74; dean faculty agriculture, Kansas State University, 1964-1966; provost for agriculture and veterinary medicine, Kansas State University, 1972-1974. Agricultural consultant Istituto Regionale Immobiliare Institute, New York and Brazil, 1969. Consultant Agency for International Development, west Africa, 1976, USDA, Government Philippines, 1977.

Achievements

• Raymond Verlin Olson has been listed as a noteworthy agronomist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman National Soil Research Committee, 1957-1958. International Executive Service Corps volunteer to Ministry Agriculture, Iran, 1968. Fellow American Society Agronomy.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Soil Science Society of America (chairman committee chemical analysis, associate editor proceedings 1954-1956), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta (International Service to Agriculture award 1968), Alpha Zeta.

Connections

Married Jean Schumacher, May 25, 1943. Children: Nancy, Peter, Susan.

Father:

Henry L. Olson

Mother:

Lean B. (Bobert) Olson

Spouse:

Jean Schumacher

child:

Susan Olson

child:

Peter Olson

child:

Nancy Olson