Background
Towell, William Earnest was born on June 11, 1916 in St. James, Missouri, United States. Son of Esco Joel and Margaret (Pinto) Towell.
forester association executive
Towell, William Earnest was born on June 11, 1916 in St. James, Missouri, United States. Son of Esco Joel and Margaret (Pinto) Towell.
Bachelor of Science in Forestry, University Michigan, 1938. Master of Science in Silviculture, University Michigan, 1938. Honorary Doctor of Science, University Missouri, 1981.
With, Missouri Department Conservation, 1938-1967; director, Missouri Department Conservation, 1957-1967; executive vice president, American Forestry Association, Washington, 1967-1978. Adjunct Professor forestry North Carolina State University, since 1979.
Member President's Water Pollution Control Advisory Board, 1963-1966, Secretary Agriculture Wildlife Adv.Bd., 1965-1969, Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, 1965-1967. Member conservation committee Boy Scouts American, 1968-1978, national chairman, 1975-1978. National chairman project SOAR, 1970-1974.
Advisory member committee interrelations wildlife and agriculture National Academy of Sciences, 1965-1970, member advisory team to Indonesia, 1972. Member Cradle of Forestry Advisory Commission, Department Agriculture, 1971-1976. Conservation consultant Walt Disney Productions, 1969-1978.
Chairman executive committee International Association Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 1964-1965, president, 1965-1966. Member executive committee Fontana Conservation Roundup, 1969-1980. Member executive committee National Resources Council American, 1968-1978, chairman, 1975-1977.
Board directors National Wildlife Federation, 1979-1987. Forest History Society, 1978-1988. Member study panel Fishery Management National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department Commerce, 1986.
Member advisory board Wild Horse and Burro department United States Department of Interior, 1986-1987. Member diocesan council, past senior warden Episcopal Church, president The Village Chapel, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 1988, 91. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Fellow Society of America Foresters (chairman Ozark section 1950, vice president 1982-1983, president 1984, Sir William Schlich Memorial medal 1978). Member Kiwanis.
Married Virginia Ruth Dotter, August 31, 1940. Children: Jane Towell Darrough, Linda Towell Pinney.