Upson Stanley Garrigus

Background

Garrigus, Upson Stanley was born on July 2, 1917 in Willimantic, Connecticut, United States. Son of Harry Lucien and Bertha May (Patterson) B.

Education

Bachelor of Science with high honors, University Connecticut, 1940. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1948.

Certified, Washington and Lee University, 1943. Certified, Sorbonne, 1944.

Career

Assistant, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1936-1940; graduate assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1940-1942, 46-48; assistant professor, then associate professor, University of Illinois, 1948-1955; professor, University of Illinois, since 1955; head Sheep division, University of Illinois, 1949-1964; head Runinant division, University of Illinois, 1964-1970; professor animal science, international agriculture, associate head department animal science, University of Illinois, 1972-1987; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, since 1987. Member American Dehydrator's Research Council, 1958-1970. Member Nutrient Requirements of Sheep Committee, National Research Council, 1953-1975, Nonprotein Nitrogen Utilization Committee, National Research Council, 1970-1976.

Consultant Midwest Universities, Consortium International Activities Higher Education, Indonesia, 1980, Agency for International Development, Thailand, 1981, U. New England, Australia, Higher Education Indonesia, 1989.

Achievements

• Upson Stanley Garrigus has been listed as a noteworthy agriculture educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Community United Church of Christ. Board directors University Young Men’s Christian Association, Champaign, Illinois, 1956-1962, 64-70. Chairman Baily Scholarships, 1972-1976.

Lieutenant major United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Animal Science (Jean Claude Bouffault Memorial award in international animal agriculture 1994). Member Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Institute Nutrition, American Institute Biological Science, Council Agriculture Science and Technology, American Registry Professional Animal Scientists, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married Olive Tyler, July 2, 1942. Children— Beth Ellen, Mark Tyler.

Father:

Harry Lucien B.

Mother:

Bertha May (Patterson) B.

Spouse:

Olive Tyler

child:

Mark Tyler Garrigus

child:

Beth Ellen Garrigus