Vernon Bruce Cardwell

Background

Cardwell, Vernon Bruce was born on October 8, 1936 in Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States. Son of Bruce James and Bertha (Wunsch) Cardwell.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education, Colorado State University, 1958; Master of Science in Plant Breeding, Colorado State University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Management, Iowa State University, 1967.

Career

Assistant agronomist, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1961-1964; instructor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1964-1967; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1967-1973; associate professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1973-1978; professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, since 1978.

Achievements

• Vernon Bruce Cardwell has been listed as a noteworthy Agronomy educator, seed physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society Agronomy (agronomic resident education 1984), National Association Colleges Teachers Agriculture (teacher fellow 1979), American Association for the Advancement of Science, ASA. Member Crop Science Society American (board directors 1988-1991), Soil Science Society American, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta (chapter president 1989-1990).

Connections

Married Joan Elaine Rees, December 4, 1954. Children: Todd, Bret, Kim, Lynn.

Father:

Bruce James Cardwell

Mother:

Bertha (Wunsch) Cardwell

Spouse:

Joan Elaine Rees

child:

Lynn Cardwell

child:

Kim Cardwell

child:

Bret Cardwell

child:

Todd Cardwell