Background
Sidhu, Surjit S. was born on November 8, 1930 in Village Malla, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Son of Isher S. and Sant Kaur (Dhaliwal) Sidhu.
consultant agricultural research economist
Sidhu, Surjit S. was born on November 8, 1930 in Village Malla, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Son of Isher S. and Sant Kaur (Dhaliwal) Sidhu.
Came to the United States, 1964, naturalized, 1978.
Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, Utah State University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Applied Economics, University Minnesota, 1972. Agricultural officer Punjab State Government, India, 1952-1962.
Farm management specialist United States Agency for International Development, Punjab, 1962-1964.
Research assistant Utah State University, Logan, 1965-1966. Research assistant University Minnesota, Saint Paul, 1966-1972, research associate, 1972-1973, assistant professor, 1973-1976.
Senior lecturer University Dar EsSalaam, Tanzania, East Africa, 1973-1976, director graduate research and teaching in economics, 1974-1976. Economist International Fertilizer Development Center, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, since 1976.
Research teacher, consultant in agricultural and economic development of developing countries.
Member executive committee Southeastern Sikh Religious Society, 1983. Member American Agricultural Economics Association, American Economics Association, Indian Society Agricultural Economics, International Agricultural Economics Association, Punjab Agricultural University Alumni Association North. American (president 1983). Club: Florence Golf and Country.
Married Pritam Grewal, May 8, 1954 (divorced). Married second, Sachiko Yamashita, September 10, 1976 Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Punjab University, 1952. Children– Bhupinder South., Preetmohinder South.