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Munson, Richard Howard was born on December 20, 1948 in Toledo. Son of Stanley Warren and Margaret Rose Munson.
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Richard Howard Munson
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Richard Howard Munson, American Horticulturist. Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award Ohio State University College Agriculture. Retired lieutenant colonel United States Army Reserve. Member International Plant Propagators Society, American Society for Horticultural Science, American Association Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (committee chairman 1987-1992), International Society Arboriculture, Sigma Xi, Pi Alpha Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1971; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1981.
Career
Plant propagator, The Holden Arboretum, Mentor, Ohio., 1973-1976; assistant professor, Agricultural Technology Institute, Wooster, Ohio., 1976-1978; assistant professor, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1981-1984; director botanic garden, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1984-1995; executive director, The Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, Ohio., since 1995. Vice president Childs Park Foundation, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1985-1995.
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Retired lieutenant colonel United States Army Reserve. Member International Plant Propagators Society, American Society for Horticultural Science, American Association Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (committee chairman 1987-1992), International Society Arboriculture, Sigma Xi, Pi Alpha Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
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Married Joy Ellen Smith, July 8, 1972. Children: Sarah Joy, David Remington.
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Methodist -
Political Party
Republican