Background
Waters, Will Estel was born on September 19, 1931 in Smithtown, Kentucky, United States.
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Will Estel Waters
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Will Estel Waters, American Horticulturist, researcher, educator. Achievements include development of horticultural production and handling recommendations in plant nutrition, growing media, soil and water chemistry, herbicides, post harvest keeping quality, and cultivar evaluations of primary flower, foliage and vegetable crops.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, U. Kentucky, 1954; Master of Science in Soil Physics, U. Kentucky, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Nutrition, Vegetable Crops, U. Florida, 1960.
Career
Assistant professor floricultural research, Gulf Coast Research & Education Center, Bradenton, Florida, 1960-1966;
associate professor ornamental horticulture, Gulf Coast Experiment Station, Bradenton, Florida, 1966-1970;
professor, horticulturist, head, Ridge Ornamental Horticultural Laboratory, Apopka, Florida, 1968-1970;
professor, director, Gulf Coast Research & Education Center, Bradenton, since 1970. Designer staff, equipment and programs, supervisor development Agricultural Research & Education Center at Apopka, 1967-1970. Director Gulf Coast Research & Education Center at Dover, Florida, since 1971.
Director Agricultural Research & Education Center at Immokalee, Florida, 1971-1986. Established Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy cooperative training programs and periodic formal undergraduate courses.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society Horticultural Science (Alex Laurie award 1968). Member Society American Florists, Southern Weed Conference, Society Region American Society Horticultural Science (Leadership and Administration award 1990), Florida Soil and Crop Science Society, Florida State Horticultural Society (Outstanding Research Paper award ornamental section 1967, Presidential Gold Medal award 1968, sectional vice president 1969), Florida Ornamental Growers Association (Research & Education award 1986), Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association(Distinguished Svc. award Manasota chapter 1977, Outstanding Industry Person award 1981), Florida Farm Bureau, Florida Foliage Association, Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Interam. Society Tropical Horticulture.
Connections
M. Elizabeth Sumler; children: Marie, Alan, Sheila.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Named Kentucky Colonel, Governor Wendell Ford, 1972. Recipient Appreciation awardFla. Flower Association, 1978, Distinguished Svc. award Research Center Adminstrs. Society of the Southern Region of Association Agricultural Scientists. Named to Manatee County Agricultural Hall of Fame, 1988.Named Kentucky Colonel, Governor Wendell Ford, 1972. Recipient Appreciation awardFla. Flower Association, 1978, Distinguished Svc. award Research Center Adminstrs.
Society of the Southern Region of Association Agricultural Scientists. Named to Manatee County Agricultural Hall of Fame, 1988.