Background
Hill, Walter A. was born on August 9, 1946 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Henry Solomon and Tessie Paisley Hill.
researcher agricultural sciences educator
Hill, Walter A. was born on August 9, 1946 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Henry Solomon and Tessie Paisley Hill.
Bachelor in Chemistry, Lake Forest College, 1968. Master of Arts in Teaching in Chemistry, University Chicago, 1970. Master of Science in Soil Chemistry, University Arizona, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, University Illinois, 1978.
From assistant professor to associate professor department agricultural science, Tuskegee (Alabama) U., 1978-1984;
administrator USDA Cooperative Extension Program, Tuskegee (Alabama) U., 1987-1991;
professor department agricultural science, Tuskegee (Alabama) U., since 1984;
research director USDA Cooperative State Research Program, Tuskegee (Alabama) U., since 1986;
director G.W. Carver Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee (Alabama) U., since 1986;
dean School Agriculture and Home Economics, Tuskegee (Alabama) U., since 1987. Board directors Agricultural Satellite Corporation, 1990-1993. Chair 1890 Council Deans and Dirs., since 1992, Professional Agricultural Workers Conference, since 1988, International Symposium Sweetpotato Technology for 21st Century, 1991.
Co-director National Sweetpotato Information Center, since 1991. Director National Aeronautics and Space Administration Center Food Production, Processing and Waste Management for CELSS, since 1991, Southern Food Systems Education Consortium. Member various committees National Research Council.
Member of advisory board National Science Foundation, since 1992. United States Agency for International Development science liaison Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center, Taiwan, since 1989. Member agricultural biotechnology research advising committee USDA, since 1992.
Visiting science National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kennedy Space Center, 1987, International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria, 1985, Dept Agronomy Purdue University, summer 1981.
Trustee Lake Forest College, Illinois, since 1989. Volunteer Cub Scouts American, Tuskegee, since 1990. Member Parent-Teachers Association, Washington Chapel African Methodist Episcopal.
Fellow American Society Agronomy (Outstanding Minority Educator award 1990). Member American Society Gravitational & Space Biology, American Society Horticultural Science, Crop Science Society American (strategic planning committee 1993), International Soil Science Society, International Society Tropical Root Crops (Plucknett Outstanding Research Paper award 1983), International Society Horticultural Science, Soil Science Society American, Association Research Dirs. (chair elect since 1992), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Jill Karen Harris. Children: Shaka W.T., Askia Ampere-hour, Osei J.E.