Urban Lowell Diener

Background

Diener, Urban Lowell was born on May 26, 1921 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Son of Urban Edward and Jenny Ethel (Hoverman) Diener.

Education

Bachelor in Botany, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1943; Master of Arts in Mycology, Harvard University, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 1953.

Career

Industrial mycologist, Sindar Corporation, New York City, 1945-1947; assistant plant pathologist, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1947-1948; from assistant professor and plant pathologist to professor emeritus, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1952-1987; retired, 1987. Consultant Southeastern Peanut Association, 1962-1965, various legal firms, 1980-1993. Science and technical advisory board National Academy Science-National Research Council, Thailand, 1984-1987.

Achievements

• Urban Lowell Diener has been listed as a noteworthy Mycotoxicologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Lee County Republican Executive Committee, Auburn, 1984-1993. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Phythopathological Society (editor Mycotoxicology Newsletter since 1990). Member Lions, Shriners (treasurer East Alabama club since 1978), Sigma Xi (president 1978-1979), Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Sigma.

Connections

Married Mary Jacqulyn Maund, August 11, 1956.

Father:

Urban Edward Diener

Mother:

Jenny Ethel (Hoverman) Diener

Spouse:

Mary Jacqulyn Maund