Background
Alcorn, Stanley Marcus was born on June 18, 1926 in Modesto, California, United States. Son of Timothy Marshall and Marian (Boehne) Alcorn.
Alcorn, Stanley Marcus was born on June 18, 1926 in Modesto, California, United States. Son of Timothy Marshall and Marian (Boehne) Alcorn.
Associate of Arts, Modesto Junior College, 1946; Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1954.
Research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1949-1953;
postdoctoral researcher, University of California, Berkeley, 1953-1955;
plant pathologist, USDA, Tucson, 1955-1963;
associate professor plant pathology, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1963-1965;
professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1965-1989;
professor emeritus, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1989. Consultant USDA, Australia, 1982, U. Arizona, Cape Verde, 1990. Participant site review teams.
Reviewer grant proposals.
Served with United States Army Air Corps, 1944-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Phytopathol.
Society (chairman finance committee 1976-1982), Association Advancement Industrial Crops (president 1986-1987), Sigma Xi (local president 1964-1965).
Married Esther Irene Eastvold, June 19, 1949. Children: Steven R., Joseph M., Eric E., Mark B.