Background
Stevens, Terrill Dryden was born on March 27, 1903 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Roy and Mary Lavina (Dryden) Stevens.
Stevens, Terrill Dryden was born on March 27, 1903 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Roy and Mary Lavina (Dryden) Stevens.
Student of University Southern California, 1922. B.S.F., Montana State University, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1940.
May. Protective assistant Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Porterville, California, 1922, Pasadena, California, 1930-1933. Assistant professor range management, Colorado State College, 1936-1937. Professor and research professor forestry, Michigan State College, 1941-1947.
Head forestry department, Alabama Polytech.
Institute, 1947-1950, consultant forester, 1945-1950. Head forestry department Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1950-1965, professor forestry, since 1965.
Visited Germany under East.T.A. Project on forestry genetics advisory work, 1954, Taiwan under Michigan State University’s contract Agency for International Development, 1964.
Member advising committee Auburn Research Foundation Secretary, Michigan board registration foresters, 1955-1957, chairman, 1957-1958, 61-62. Elected Honorary State Farmer, Future Farmers American, 1960. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Soil Conservation Society, Michigan Academy of Sciences, Alabama Academy Science (chairman research committee), Society American Foresters (Chairman Wisconsin-Michigan section), Alabama Forestry Council, Forest Farmers Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Xi Sigma Pi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Ada Sewell, May 13, 1932.