Rodney William Bovey

Background

Bovey, Rodney William was born on July 17, 1934 in Craigmont, Idaho, United States. Son of William August and Elnora Lucille (Click) Bovey.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education, U. Idaho, 1956; Master of Science in Agronomy, U. Idaho, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, U. Nebraska, 1964.

Career

Research fellow, U. Idaho, Moscow, 1956-1959; instructor agronomy, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1959-1964; research agronomist, USDA Agricultural Research Svc., College Station, Texas, 1964-1994; research agronomist, USDA Agricultural Research Svc., Mayagüez, P.R., 1967-1968. Adjunct Professor plant physiology Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1984-1994. Adjunct Professor department rangeland ecology and management, since 1994.

Achievements

• Rodney William Bovey has been listed as a noteworthy Research agronomist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Agronomy, Weed Science Society American, Southern Weed Science Society, Society for Range Management, Plant Growth Regulator Society American, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocation: hunting.

Connections

Married Shirley Ellen Deffenbaugh, March 3, 1956. Children: Seth Ivan, Todd Evan, Shawn Erin, Cary Lane.

Father:

William August Bovey

Mother:

Elnora Lucille (Click) Bovey

Spouse:

Shirley Ellen Deffenbaugh

child:

Todd Evan Bovey

child:

Seth Ivan Bovey

child:

Cary Lane Bovey

child:

Shawn Erin Bovey