Background
Wills, Walter Joe was born on October 8, 1915 in Beecher City, Illinois, United States. Son of Joe J. and Lillian L. (Buzzard) Wills.
agricultural marketing educator
Wills, Walter Joe was born on October 8, 1915 in Beecher City, Illinois, United States. Son of Joe J. and Lillian L. (Buzzard) Wills.
Student, Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois, 1934; Bachelor of Science in Agr, University of Illinois, 1936; Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1952.
Credit examiner, Production Credit Corporation, St. Louis, 1937-1947; assistant professor, University of Illinois, 1947-1952; director farm relations, American Trucking Association, 1953-1954; extension marketing specialist, Washington State College, 1954-1956; professor agricultural marketing, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1956-1983; chairman agricultural industries department, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1957-1972; consultant, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1983; Fulbright lecturer, Ege U., Izmir, Turkey, 1969-1970.
(Book by Wills, Walter J.)
Served to captain, ordnance department United States Army, 1941-1946. Member Goldern Key, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta. Clubs: Rotarian.
Married Mary E. Triffet, May 22, 1942 (deceased 1981). Married Martha Jane Smith Peck, June 12, 1982.