Background
Harris, Wesley Lamar was born on November 12, 1931 in Taylorsville, Georgia, United States. Son of James Wesley and Etta (Womach) Harris.
agricultural engineering educator
Harris, Wesley Lamar was born on November 12, 1931 in Taylorsville, Georgia, United States. Son of James Wesley and Etta (Womach) Harris.
Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture.E., University Georgia, 1953. Master of Science, University Georgia, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1960.
Agricultural engineering instructor University Georgia, Athens, 1956-1958. Graduate research assistant Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1958-1960. Assistant to associate professor University Maryland, College Park, 1960-1969, professor and acting chairman department agricultural engineering, 1969-1974, chairman department professor, 1974-1976, director Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, 1976-1987, professor agricultural engineering, since 1987.
Chairman Experimental Stations Committee on Organization and Policy, National Association State University's and Land Grant Colleges, 1984-1985. Member farm mechanization study Government Republic of Korea, 1971-1972.
Captain, C.E. United States Army, 1953-1956. Member American Society Agricultural Engineering, Northeast Experiment Station Directors Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Megaera Ausman, November 19, 1982. Children by previous marriage: James, William, Wesley, Gregory.