Wesley Cecil Whiteside

Background

Whiteside, Wesley Cecil was born on August 22, 1927 in Milan, Illinois, United States. Son of Cecil and Faye (Zahn) Whiteside.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Augustana College, 1951; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1957.

Career

Instructor botany-biology, Montgomery Junior College, Takoma Park, Maryland., 1959-1960; professor Botany, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, 1960-1987.

Achievements

• Wesley Cecil Whiteside has been listed as a noteworthy Botanist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1952-1954. Member Coles County History Society, Fox Ridge Foundation.

Interests

• Avocation: horticulture.

Connections

Father:

Cecil Whiteside

Mother:

Faye (Zahn) Whiteside