Ronald Charles Coolbaugh

Background

Coolbaugh, Ronald Charles was born on January 21, 1944 in Missoula, Montana, United States. Son of Wesley L. and Margaret M. (Kopet) Coolbaugh.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, E. Washington U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, 1971.

Career

Assistant professor, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, 1970-1975; associate professor, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, 1975-1978; professor and dean, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, 1978-1980; professor and department chairman botany, Iowa State University, Ames, 1980-1987; head department botany and plant pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1987; visiting scientist, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975-1976.

Achievements

• Ronald Charles Coolbaugh has been listed as a noteworthy Botany educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Leader Boy Scouts American, Monmouth, Oregon and Ames, Iowa, 1970-1982. Member American Society Plant Physiologists, International Plant Growth Regulator Society, Botanical Society American, Elks, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Johnson, June 13, 1964. Children: Suzanne Lynn, Jeffrey Joseph.

Father:

Wesley L. Coolbaugh

Mother:

Margaret M. (Kopet) Coolbaugh

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Johnson

child:

Jeffrey Joseph Coolbaugh

child:

Suzanne Lynn Coolbaugh