Background
Compton, William Avera was born on August 2, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Ruel Keith and Charlotte (Avera) Compton.
Compton, William Avera was born on August 2, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Ruel Keith and Charlotte (Avera) Compton.
Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, 1963.
Assistant professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1963-1965; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1965-1967; associate professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1967-1974; professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1974-1993; professor emeritus, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, since 1993. Maize consultant North Carolina State University, Peru, South America, 1963-1965. Senior Maize consultant U. Missouri, Kenya, 1988-1990.
With United States Navy, 1950-1953, PTO. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America.
Children: William J., Clinton K. Married Mary Alice Thomas, August 9, 1979. 1 child, Mary E.