Wayne Leroy Decker

Background

Decker, Wayne Leroy was born on January 24, 1922 in Patterson, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Henry and Effie (Holmes) Decker.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Central College, Pella, Iowa, 1943; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1943-1944; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1955.

Career

Meteorologist, United States Weather Bureau, Washington and Des Moines, 1947-1949; member of faculty, U. Missouri at Columbia, since 1949; professor atmospheric science, U. Missouri at Columbia, 1958-1967; professor, department chairman atmospheric science, U. Missouri at Columbia, 1967-1991; professor emeritus, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1992; director cooperative institute applied meteorology, U. Missouri at Columbia, 1985-1992; consultant climatologist, since 1992. Chairman of Commission climatic fluctuations and agricultural production National Research Council, 1975-1976. Board directors Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, 1978-1985, member Executive Committee, 1981-1985.

Achievements

• Wayne Leroy Decker has been listed as a noteworthy Meteorologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Meteorological Society. Member International Society Biometeorology (treasurer), American Geophysical Union, American Agronomy Society, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married Martha Jane Livingston, December 29, 1943. 1 daughter, Susan Jane.

Father:

Albert Henry Decker

Mother:

Effie (Holmes) Decker

Spouse:

Martha Jane Livingston