Background
Ward, William Binnington was born on July 16, 1917 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of William A. and Daisy (Binnington) Ward.
Ward, William Binnington was born on July 16, 1917 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of William A. and Daisy (Binnington) Ward.
Bachelor of Science, Utah State Agricultural College, 1940; Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin, 1941.
With editorial department, Post Register (daily newspaper), Idaho Falls, 1935-1936;
assistant to extension editor, Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, 1937-1940;
correspondent, A.P. and Rocky Mountain newspapers, 1938-1940;
assistant to extension editor, graduate instructor agricultural journalism, University of Wisconsin, 1940-1941;
information specialist dairy marketing, handling public relations on milk marketing agreements and orders, United States Department of Agriculture, 1941-1942;
chief information section, Agricultural Marketing Administration, then Food Distribution Administration, 1943-1944;
professor, head department communication arts, editor, chief of publications, New York State College Agriculture Life Sciences and Human Ecology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1945-1972;
professor, New York State College Agriculture Life Sciences, Cornell Univercity, 1973-1988;
professor emeritus, New York State College Agriculture Life Sciences, Cornell Univercity, since 1988. Chairman national advising committee on information United States Department of Agriculture, 1953-1955. Agriculture committee adviser U. Philippines, 1956-1957, 65.
Communcations adviser Argentine Government, 1961-1962. Agriculture communications consultant Ford Foundation, India, 1968-1969, 70. Communication adviser, chief of party U. Tennessee/United States Agency for International Development India Agricultural Programs, 1972.
Consultant International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, India, 1973, World Bank, Bangladesh, since 1974. Visiting scientist International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Africa, 1976-1977, consultant, 1978-1989, 92-. Consultant Boyce Thompson Institute Plant Research, 1981-1982.
Communications consultant, Indonesia, 1978-1981, 87, International Center Argrl. Research in Dry Areas, 1981-1986. Consultant, member of advisory board Academy Ednl.
Development, 1985-1988.
Member American Association Agricultural College Editors (president), Agricultural Communicators in Education, Rotarian Club, Blue Key, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Thora Bracken, September 12, 1939. Children– Ann Lyn, William Bracken, Cristen Lee, Alan Miller.