Verner Gene Hurt

Background

Hurt, Verner Gene was born on December 19, 1929 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1950; Master of Science, Mississippi State University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University, 1961.

Career

Auditor, Mississippi Department Agriculture & Committee, 1955-1956; research assistant agricultural economics department, Oklahoma State University, 1958-1960; assistant professor, assistant economist agricultural economics department, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1956-1958; from associate professor to professor, economist, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1960-1971; assistant department head agriculture economics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1971-1972; department head, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1972-1987; director agriculture and forestry experiment station, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1987-1996. Economist, statistical consultant Florida Citrus Commission. Statistical and computer programmer, consultant Southern Interstate Nuclear Board.

Economics consultant Economics Research Svc., USDA and National Fertilizer Development Center, Tennessee Valley Authority. Advisory economist National Boiler Marketing Association.

Achievements

• Verner Gene Hurt has been listed as a noteworthy Forestry researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Agriculture Economics Association (chairman economics advising committee Dairymen Inc. & Alt.Publ. committee 1976), Southern Agriculture Economics Association (president 1973-1974).

Connections

4 children.