Background
Lambeth, Victor Neal was born on July 5, 1920 in Sarcoxie, Missouri, United States. Son of Odus Houston and Carrie (Woods) Lambeth.
Lambeth, Victor Neal was born on July 5, 1920 in Sarcoxie, Missouri, United States. Son of Odus Houston and Carrie (Woods) Lambeth.
Bachelor of Science, University Missouri, 1942. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1950.
Assistant professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1950-1951; associate professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1951-1959; professor department horticulture, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1959-1991; professor emeritus, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1991. Consultant horticulture to Thailand, Taiwan, Liberia. Judge All-American Vegetable Trials, 1985-1992.
Member Finance Committee City of Columbia, Missouri, 1970, member Board Zoning Adjustment, 1973-1976, member Board Special Appeals, 1975-1977. Served to lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American Society Horticultural Science (graduate teaching award 1978). Member American Society Plant Physiologists, International Society Horticultural Science, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta (president Missouri chapter 1959-1960).
Married Sarah Katherine Smarr, May 24, 1946. Children: Victoria Kay, Debra Jean.