Background
Brownfield, Shelby Harold was born on June 12, 1931 in Ava, Illinois, United States. Son of William Edward and Mabel (Ditzler) Brownfield.
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Shelby Harold Brownfield
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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University of Illinois, 1954; postgraduate, Iowa State University, 1968.
Career
Laboratory technical, USDA, Urbana, Illinois, 1952-1954;
soil conservation technical, USDA, Joliet, Illinois, 1954;
soil scientist soil conservation service, USDA, Greencastle, Indiana, 1954-1956;
soil scientist soil conservation service, USDA, Spencer, Indiana, 1957-1960;
soil survey party leader, USDA, Franklin, Indiana, 1960-1965;
soil survey party leader, USDA, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1965-1967;
soil survey party leader, USDA, North Vernon, Indiana, 1967-1972;
area soil scientist and party leader, USDA, Kendallville, Indiana, 1972;
soil correlator, USDA, Bozeman, Montana, 1972-1977;
state soil scientist, USDA, Boise, 1977-1986;
consultant soil scientist, Idaho Division Environmental Quality, Boise, 1986-1988;
consultant soil scientist, Associated Earth Sciences, Boise, since 1988. Author: Soil Survey of Shelby County, Indiana, 1968, Soil Survey of Bartholomew County, Indiana, 1972. Co-author: Soil Survey of Owen County, Indiana, 1960.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
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Married Lois Marie Landreth, April 27, 1952 (deceased 1991). Children: Susan, Nancy, David, Judy, Lori. M.Joyce Marilyn Bland-Gasperson, December 11, 1993.
