Background
Boyce, Stephen Gaddy was born on February 5, 1924 in Ansonville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Louise (Gaddy) Boyce.
Boyce, Stephen Gaddy was born on February 5, 1924 in Ansonville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Louise (Gaddy) Boyce.
Bachelor of Science in Forestry, North Carolina State University, 1949; Master of Science in Forest Ecology, North Carolina State University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology, North Carolina State University, 1951.
Assistant professor, Ohio U., Athens, 1953-1958; research forester, USDA Forest Svc., Carbondale, Illinois, 1958-1964; administrator, USDA Forest Svc., Washington, 1966-1970; chief forest ecologist, USDA Forest Svc., Asheville, North Carolina, 1974-1984; assistant director, Center States Forest Experimental Station, Columbus, Ohio., 1964-1966; director, Southeastern Forest Experimental Station, Asheville, 1970-1974. Visiting professor School of the Environmental, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1980, Yale University School Forestry, New Haven, Connecticut, 1978-1980. Consultant nine foreign countries in forest ecology, since 1969.
Sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow Society American Foresters. Member North Carolina Forestry Foundation (board directors, president 1972-1985), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Helen Ashley, December 22, 1951. Children: Stephen Ashley, Thomas Mark.